Bloody Milk

Pierre, in his thirties, runs a dairy farm where every day revolves around calves and milk. He inherits the land from his parents and leans on his veterinarian sister, Pascale, for advice. When France faces the first wave of a zoonotic outbreak, an illness appears in one of his cows, throwing his orderly routine into chaos. The thought of losing the entire herd haunts him because the animals are his livelihood and his identity. As the pressure builds, he makes increasingly desperate choices to protect the livestock, pushing his personal life and relationships to a breaking point. The film stays close to his tense thinking and moral conflict.

Released in 2017, Bloody Milk is directed by Hubert Charuel with Claude Le Pape credited as creator. The French drama centers on a dairy farmer, delivering a restrained portrait of a man and his herd.

Critics respond to the film with a tight, intimate focus on one man's dilemma and the ethical murk around protecting animals versus preserving a livelihood. The performances anchor a quiet drama about fear, responsibility, family ties, and the cost of choosing to save what you love.