The Price of Milk

2000 New Zealand film

13 September 2000 (2000-09-13) (New Zealand)
17 October 2000 (2000-10-17) (Australia)
3 November 2001 (2001-11-03) (United States)

Running time

89 minutesLanguagesEnglish
Spanish

The Price of Milk is a 2000 New Zealand romantic fantasy film. It was directed by New Zealand actor and director Harry Sinclair.

Plot

In rural New Zealand, a farmer, Rob (Karl Urban), gets engaged to his love, Lucinda (Danielle Cormack). However, Lucinda is worried about their relationship losing its spark and she continues pushing him away to try to keep the spark alive.

A string of quilt thefts have been occurring around town and when Lucinda finds hers, she is curious and reckless when she trades Rob's cows, worth NZ$400,000, for it. Rob is beyond words in his rage and loses his voice as he drives away, leaving Lucinda to worry for days before their planned wedding.

Production

The Price of Milk was directed by New Zealand actor and director Harry Sinclair.^[1]

Reception

An English reviewer called it "A weird but very funny little film, comparable in its bizarreness to Being John Malcovich(sic)."^[2]

Awards

Puchon Fantasy Film Festival, Grand Prize^[3]
Tokyo Fantasy Film Festival, Grand Prize^[3]
Mention, in the Jury Grand Prix, Best feature film, at the Rencontres internationales du cinéma des Antipodes (Antipodean Film Festival)^[4]

References

^ Kentucky New Era. Kentucky New Era. 28 February 2001. p. 39.
^ Nic O. "The Price of Milk film review". IoFilm. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 28 February 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ ^a ^b "The Price of Milk". New Zealand Film Commission. 1997. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "All the Awards from Festival des Antipodes". Rencontres Internationales du Cinéma des Antipodes. Retrieved 28 February 2024.