THIRST

Synopsis

In the struggle of daily existence, the thirst for love may be greater than that for life itself.

A couple and their teen-aged son eke out a living on a hilltop, doing the laundry for local hotels, despite the intermittent water supply. Their simple life is overturned by the arrival of a father-and-daughter team of diviner and well-digger, who promise to bring an end to this precarious existence by finding a well on their arid hill. But ultimately, these newcomers quench a thirst that is much stronger than that for mere water.

Biography

Svetla Tsotsorkova was born in Burgas in 1977.
In 2004 she graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. Since then she has been working mainly as a producer and actress. Her first short film as a director, LIFE WITH SOPHIA, was not only recognised by various international film festivals, among them the International Critiques week in Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Telluride, Brussels, Cottbus, Regensburg, Drama, etc. but also won awards at Trieste, Sofa, Lodz, Beijing and Poitiers.

Filmography:
2005 - MY MOTHER, short
2004 - LIFE WITH SOPHIA, short

[READ the interview with director Svetla Tsotsorkova]http://www.europeanfilmawards.eu/en_EN/interview-with-svetla-tsotsorka-on-her-debut-thirst