directed by Svetla Tsotsorkova, drama, 90 min, eng subtitles
written by Svetla Tsotsorkova, Svetoslav Ovcharov and Ventsislav Vasilev
with Aleksander Benev, Monika Naydenova, Svetlana Yancheva, Ivaylo Hristov
A couple and their teenage son eke out a living on a hilltop, doing the laundry for local hotels. The water supply is inconsistent and they often find themselves without any water. Their simple life is overturned by the arrival of a father-and-daughter team of a diviner and well-digger, who promise to bring an end to this precarious existence by finding a water source on their arid hill. The family’s harmonious world shatters into pieces. Everyone loves and hates everyone else. Ultimately, the newcomers quench a thirst that is much stronger than the one for mere water.
Tsotsorkova’s slow-paced symbolic psychological debut boasts beautiful scenery and - within the hilltop laundry microcosm – delivers inconspicuous yet sophisticated hints that define the relationships between the main characters.
Awards
San Sebastian IFF 2015 (New Directors competition)
With the support of the Bulgarian Embassy in Brussels