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Rebecca Lenkiewicz's Directorial Debut 'Hot Milk' Flops

7/1/2025

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Rebecca Lenkiewicz, an Academy Award nominee for She Said, steps into the director's chair with her debut film, Hot Milk, which hit U.S. theaters on June 27 after its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. Unfortunately, the film has struggled to impress, earning a disheartening 27% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.

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Rebecca Lenkiewicz, an Academy Award nominee for She Said, steps into the director's chair with her debut film, Hot Milk, which hit U.S. theaters on June 27 after its premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival. Unfortunately, the film has struggled to impress, earning a disheartening 27% critics' score on Rotten Tomatoes.