The Milkmaid (1953)

Original title

Hilja – maitotyttö

Directed by

Toivo Särkkä

Genre

drama film

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

18

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young milkmaid in Finland becomes the target of unwanted attention and is assaulted. The story follows her struggle with the aftermath.

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What happens

Hilja maitotyttö (English translation The Milkmaid) is a 1953 Finnish drama film directed by T. J. Särkkä, and starred Anneli Sauli, Saulo Haarla and Tauno Palo. A film is based on the 1913 short story "Hilja the Milkmaid" by Johannes Linnankoski. When it premiered in Finland, the film caused a stir and controversy due to its eroticism and the rape scene included in the story; however, the erotic content guaranteed the sale of the film to a dozen other countries. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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