On the Milky Road

On the Milky Road (2016)

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Spring in wartime. Each day a milkman crosses the frontline on a donkey, dodging bullets to bring his precious wares to the soldiers. Blessed with good fortune on his mission, loved by a beautiful villager, a peaceful future seems to await him… until the arrival of a mysterious Italian woman turns his life upside down. Thus begins a story of passionate, forbidden love that will plunge them both into a series of fantastic and dangerous adventures. They have been joined by fate, and nothing and no one seems able to stop them… Two-times Palme D'Or winner Emir Kusturica directs and stars in this story of love and war, rich in emotion, comedy and adventure.

Date of release
2016-02-03
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (116)
Runtime
2h 5m
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Director
Emir Kusturica

Casting

Interesting facts

On the Milky Road is a 2016 film directed by Emir Kusturica, based on his segment "Our Life" in the anthology film Words with Gods. On the Milky Road stars Kusturica and Monica Bellucci. It is a three-part narrative following selected critical periods in the life of a man and his country, from a time war, to when he falls in love and ends as a hermit monk.

Production

The film was mostly shot in Herzegovina, namely Trebinje.

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