Tala (33), an offbeat musician who just gave birth to her first daughter, takes on a job at “Milky Way”, a dairy for mother’s milk, where women sit in working-stations for their breasts to be pumped. The need to earn a living and support her baby as a single mother has pushed Tala into this awkward job. Everything would be fine if only Tala wasn’t Tala – her rebellious nature keeps pushing her to confrontations. She coincidentally meets the upper-class woman who receives her own milk, an encounter which leads her to a bumpy and surprising journey in the course of which she learns what it really means to be a mother.
The Milky Way
Maya Kenig
Born in 1979 in Tel Aviv-Jaffa/Israel. Studied at the Sam Spiegel Film School and at the London Film School. Active as a director, editor, and screenwriter.
2005 TOP OF THE WORLD, Kurzfilm
2012 OFF WHITE LIES, Spielfilm
2015 THE BENTWICH SYNDROME, Dokumentarfilm
2018 IN THE SHADE OF A PALM TREE, Kurzfilm
2023 THE MILKY WAY, Spielfilm HOF 2024