The "Aloft" star and her director Claudia Llosa discuss the magical film and the state of women in the industry.
Casey Cipriani I IndieWire I May 21, 2015
Peruvian director Claudia Llosa's magical realism-infused 2009 drama "The Milk of Sorrow" told the story of a rare disease transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. This year, Llosa returned to those ethereal, semi-supernatural roots with "Aloft," which stars Jennifer Connelly, Cillian Murphy and Mélanie Laurent.
The film follows two timelines, the first of a struggling mother, Nana Kunning (Connelly), caring for her two young boys and her evolution to becoming a renowned healer. The second follows one of her sons as an adult. When young journalist Jannia (Laurent) tracks down Nana's son Ivan (Murphy) 20 years after she abandoned him, Jannia sets in motion an encounter between the two that will bring the very meaning of their lives into question....