From auteur Milcho Manchevski of North Macedonia.
Irreverent, unconventional and poignant love story, but also a critique of the illiberal hypocrisy. A young, rich couple are on top of the world, when a distant relative comes to live with them. Meanwhile, the neighbors in the crumbling house down below are middle-aged and feeling left behind, when the husband starts an affair with a cheese-seller. Underneath its exploration of the eternal search for love, KAYMAK tackles darker social issues – surrogate parenting, infidelity, woman’s role in family and society, human trafficking, sexual liberty and cheese.
(I added the “cheese” bit.)
Simona Spirovska
Simona Spirovska (left) and Ana Stojanovska
Ana Stojanovska
Sara Klimoska
Kamka Tocinovski
The full film is online for free on Daily Motion.
There is an excellent article about it here.