CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

Back to the finderTHE FILM / 2009
The Milk of Sorrow posterA FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOK

THE FEATURE PRESENTATION

MOVIE2009 1h 34m ESP

IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Susi Sánchez

Susi Sánchez

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