Mother's Milk

Acoruscatingdrama,basedonanawardwinningnovel,whichexploresthetroubledrelationshipsbetweenthevariousmembersofanEnglishfamilyoveralongsummerwhenEleanor,thestroke-afflictedoldmotherdecidestogiveawayherbeautifulhouseinProvencetoaNewAgeFoundationrunbyanIrishcharlatanratherthantoherownsonandhisyoungfamily.Thestoryistoldfromthepoint-of-viewfirstlyofRobert,aneightyearoldboy,thenhisincreasinglydrunkenfather,Patrick(JackDavenport)andalsofinallyMary,hislong-sufferingmotherastheyallstruggletocometotermswiththelossofsomethingtheylovedesperatelybutincreasinglyrealizewillsoonbegoneforever.Itisbothafunnyandmovingtaleoffamilydiscord.