White as Milk, Red as Blood (Italian: Bianca come il latte, rossa come il sangue, also known as As White as Milk, as Red as Blood) is a 2013 coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Giacomo Campiotti.

[1][2][3] Leo is a young third year high school student, who is in love with Béatrice, a French girl.

Meanwhile, at school, Leo establishes a friendship with a young English substitute teacher, nicknamed "The Dreamer."

The girl is very ill, but lies telling Leo that she found a bone marrow donor compatible with her, that she would go to France with her family for two months and finally ask him not to call her.

But in a short time he discovers that Béatrice did not go so well: the transplant was not enough, Beatrice pretended to Leo that she was recovering, so as not to hurt him, and when Béatrice dies, towards the end of the school year Leo so he finds himself with no more dreams to live for, but on the other hand finds Silvia's love.