Schwarze Milch
Black Milk
Uisenma Borchu / Germany, Mongolia / 2020 / 91 min / Colour
Italian premiere
For twenty years Wessi lived in Germany, separated from her sister Ossi who remained in Mongolia. When she decides to return to her native land, her wish is to rediscover her authentic roots, joining the nomadic life that Ossi leads in the Gobi desert. But the desire to participate immediately in this tiring, yet free, life clashes with the profound mark that Western customs have left on her. Wessi is an emancipated woman, listening to the passions that move her and that she intends to satisfy, while Ossi lives immersed in a dense network of relationships in delicate balance. Inspired in part by the biography of the director, who chooses to take on the role of the protagonist as well, Schwarze Milch captures between the essential and exciting landscapes of the Gobi a sincere clash of cultures, free of hypocrisy. The meeting of two women, their reunion and the blossoming of two lives that discover their shared existence.
Uisenma Borchu
Uisenma Borchu was born in Mongolia in 1984, but moved with her family to West Germany in 1988. She studied at the HFF in Munich and her graduation film, Schau mich nicht so an (2015), was awarded prizes at numerous festivals. After dedicating herself to theatre, she presents her second film, Schwarze Milch, of which she is both director and main protagonist.
Credits
Screenplay Uisenma BorchuCinematography Sven ZellnerSound Udo SteinhauserEditing Uisenma Borchu, Christine SchorrMusic Daniel MurenaMain cast Gunsmaa Tsogzol, Uisenma Borchu, Terbish Demberel, Franz RogowskiProducer Sven Zellner
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