Synopsis/Details
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In a remote country house and adjacent barn, a dairy farmer, his wife, and their daughter make their living off the cows they milk. Despite this, the daughter is lactose intolerant and is hated by her father because of it. He subjects her to milk-related punishments in an attempt to cure her intolerance and further suffers from the complacency of her mother.
This comes to a head when the daughter makes a mistake while milking one of the cows. The farmer discovers the error and physically and verbally abuses her until she runs away. She makes it to a friend's house, finds comfort in her friend's presence, and decides to stay for a sleepover.
The next day, the farmer rampages through the friend's house, grabs the daughter, and returns home. He subjects her to further torture at the dinner table and manages to kick the daughter from her chair. She decides to fight back and stabs the farmer in the gut to end the terror.
All Accolades & Coverage
Slamdance called it "... very creative – it’s great to see something so entirely original, and the visuals here are evocative and memorable."
Quarter Finalist in Screencraft's 2017 Short Screenplay Contest.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Escape
Story Situation:
Enmity of kin
Story Conclusion:
Tragic
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Condemnation, Impurity, Wrong
Cast Size:
Few
Locations:
Couple
Special Effects:
Blood
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Teenager
Hero Type:
Ordinary, Unfortunate
Villian Type:
Authority Figure
Stock Character Types:
Farmer's daughter
Advanced
Subgenre:
Fish-out-water, Gore, Social Commentary
Equality & Diversity:
Female Protagonist, LGBT+ Focused, Passes Bechdel Test
Life Topics:
Coming of Age
Time Period:
Contemporary times
Country:
United States of America (USA)
Illness Topics:
Physical
Relationship Topics:
Abusive relationship, Bonding, Family
Writer Style:
Coen Brothers
