India, Aug. 23 -- One of the greatest mysteries of life is to compartmentalise- how we are sons and daughters, as well as lovers and, in some cases, misguided ones. Our survival depends on these separate feelings and how neatly some impulses are kept aside. Rebecca Lenkiewicz dissects some of these truths in her striking directorial debut, Hot Milk. Adapted from Deborah Levy's acclaimed 2016 novel, this is a striking, atmospheric work that is perhaps a little too caught up in its own complexities to let it settle on its own.

Hot Milk chronicles a young woman named Sofia (Emma Mackey) whose life is leading nowhere. She accompanies her mother, Rose (Fiona Shaw), to Spain in search of a cure for her mysterious illness. Rose is wheelchair-bo...