Danielle Cormack and Karl Urban in The Price of Milk (2000)

The Price of Milk

Movie2000• PG-13• 1h 27m
ComedyDramaFantasyRomance
⭐ 6.5 / 10(1,827)

Lucinda, Rob and their 117 cows lead a charmed existence in a magic land. He milks, she's the honey. But Lucinda is worried that their happiness cannot last. She tests their love with a game of sabotage that threatens to curdle everything.

Rated
PG-13
Runtime
1h 27m
Released
2000
Country
New Zealand

Details

Release year: 2000

Storyline

Lucinda, Rob and their 117 cows lead a charmed existence in a magic land. He milks, she's the honey. But Lucinda is worried that their happiness cannot last. She tests their love with a game of sabotage that threatens to curdle everything.

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Did you know

• Director Harry Sinclair was inspired to make this film when he heard the music of Russian composer Anatol Liadov playing on the radio while scouting the New Zealand countryside.

• Director Harry Sinclair showed friend and fellow New Zealander Peter Jackson a rough cut of this film. Jackson would cast Sinclair as Isildur while lead Karl Urban would be cast as Eomer in his upcoming Lord of the Rings trilogy.

Box Office

Gross (Domestic): $111,124

Opening Weekend (Domestic): $10,027 (2001-02-18)

User reviews

⭐ 7/10

It's a fairy tale, don't even try to interpret it

šŸ‘ 5 Ā· 2/6/2004
⭐ 7/10

Magical realism in New Zealand!

šŸ‘ 3 Ā· 1/1/2008
⭐ 8/10

Feel Good Quirky

šŸ‘ 1 Ā· 3/31/2004

Technical specs

Sound mix
Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio
2.35 : 1
Color
Color
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