• The Price of Milk (2001)

    A couple living happily together on a dairy farm begin to lose the spark in their relationship. After talking with a friend Lucinda (Danielle Cormack) starts causing minor conflicts in order to stir up the romance in their relationship. Things start out fine, but eventually everything is turned into a big mess and she must find a way to patch things up with Rob (Karl Urban).

The Price of Milk
49
metacriticBased on 19 Critics

Release Date: February 14th, 2001

DVD Release Date: November 19th, 2002

PG-13 |1 hr 27 min

Plot Summary

A couple living happily together on a dairy farm begin to lose the spark in their relationship. After talking with a friend Lucinda (Danielle Cormack) starts causing minor conflicts in order to stir up the romance in their relationship. Things start out fine, but eventually everything is turned into a big mess and she must find a way to patch things up with Rob (Karl Urban).

Cast: Danielle Cormack, Karl Urban, Willa O'Neill, Michael Lawrence, Rangi Motu, Lawrence Makoare

Director: Harry Sinclair

Genres: Romance

Production Co: John Swimmer Productions, New Zealand Film Commission

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Ratings & Reviews

  • 50
    Steven ReaPhiladelphia Inquirer

    Fairy-tale-like musing on true love in cynical times.

  • 75
    Lou LumenickNew York Post

    The Price of Milk, which boasts a lush classical score recorded by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, has a few more twists that make this a Valentine's Day delight.

  • 50
    Roger EbertChicago Sun-Times

    There is a place for whimsy and magic realism, and that place may not be on a cow farm in New Zealand. show more

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