Peruvian film La Teta Asustada directed by Claudia Llosa Saturday evening won the Golden Bear for the Best Motion Picture on the 59th International Film Festival Berlin (Berlinale).

Producer Antonio Chavarrias ,actress Maria del Pilar Guerrero, director Claudia Llosa, actress Magaly Solier and producer Jose Maria Morales (L-R) pose with the Golden Bear award for Best Film during a news conference after the awards ceremony at the 59th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin February 14, 2009. The Golden Bear was awarded for her movie La teta asustada. [Xinhua/Reuters Photo]

Festival president Dieter Kosslick and jury president Tilda Swinton awarded the Golden Bear to the producing team including the director Claudia Llosa and some other leading members.

The film tells a story about a girl named Fausta who suffers from the scared breast, a strange illness that is transmitted by mothers who have been raped or mistreated during their pregnancy or nursing period. The children of these women are irremediably infected by their milk and inherit a terrible atavistic fear. When Fausta was pushed into an extreme tension, her illness will cause haemorrhages or bleeding.

La Teta Asustada was one of the 18 films that compete for the Golden and Silver Bears in the competition section of the 59th Berlinale. The Forever Enthralled, directed by Chinese director Chen Kaige was also in this section.

Director Claudia Llosa from Peru reacts with the Golden Bear for the best film, The Milk Of Sorrow (La Teta Asustada) during a press conference at the Berlinale in Berlin, Germany, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2009. The 59th International Film Festival Berlin takes place in the German capital from Feb. 5 until Feb. 15, 2009.[Xinhua/Reuters Photo]

Berlinale is one of the world's leading film festivals with up to 400 films shown every year in Berlin, Germany. Founded in 1951, the festival has been celebrated annually in February since 1978. This year's Berlinale was held from Feb. 5 to Feb. 15.