Fausta is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy. While living in constant fear and confusion due to this disease, she must face the sudden death of her mother. She chooses to take drastic measures to not follow in her mothers footsteps.

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Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk's career from his 40th birthday to his death.

Using flashbacks from a statement recorded late in life and archival footage for atmosphere, this film traces Harvey Milk s career from his 40th birthday to his death. He leaves the closet and New York, opens a camera shop that becomes the salon for San Francisco s growing gay community, and organizes gays purchasing power to build political alliances. He runs for office with lover Scott Smith as his campaign manager. Victory finally comes on the same day Dan White wins in the city s conservative district. The rest of the film sketches Milk s relationship with White and the 1978 fight against a statewide initiative to bar gays and their supporters from public school jobs.