Sister

Sestra

60th TIFF: Greek Premiere

A mother and her two daughters are struggling to get by in modern-day Bulgaria. Rayna along with her older sister and their mother make figurines and utensils sold to travelers and passers-by. Spending her days in the ramshackle workshop, Rayna is constantly pinning lies, yearning to splash some color in her otherwise dull and grey life. Soon enough, though, her fabrications begin to cross all moral lines, jeopardizing her family’s well being. A harsh film combining social portrait, psychological thriller and family drama in a tale that lies its way to the truth.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.


Direction: Svetla Tsotsorkova
Script: Svetoslav Ovcharov, Svetla Tsotsorkova
Cinematography: Vesselin Hristov
Editing: Svetla Tsotsorkova
Sound: Valeria Popova
Music: Hristo Namliev
Actors: Monika Naydenova, Svetlana Yancheva, Elena Zamyarkova, Assen Blatechky
Production: Omega Films
Producers: Svetoslav Ovcharov, Svetla Tsotsokrova
Co-production: Doha Film Institute
Costumes: Mira Kalanova
Sets: Mira Kalanova
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Bulgaria, Qatar
Production Year: 2019
Duration: 99´
Contact: Film Republic, info@filmrepublic.biz
Awards/Distinctions: Special Mention (New Directors Award) – San Sebastián IFF 2019

Svetla Tsotsorkova

Filmography

2015 Thirst (fiction)
2019 Sister (fiction)
2022 Hero of our Time (co-direction)