A small town in present-day Bulgaria. A mother and her two daughters are struggling to survive. The dreamy and distracted younger daughter often invents stories in order to make life more interesting. Unwittingly, she eventually gets caught in the trap of her own lies and destroys her older sister's well-ordered materialistic world. Meanwhile, the two sisters find out the truth about their mother. Second feature film by its director.
Svetla Tsotsorkova (Burgas, Bulgaria. 1977) graduated from the National Academy for Theatre and Film Arts in Sofia. Her first short film, Zhivot sas Sofia (Life with Sophia, 2004), screened in the Semaine de la Critique at Cannes and at festivals including Karlovy Vary and Telluride, among others. Her first feature, Jajda (Thirst, 2015), had its World Premier in the New Directors section of the San Sebastian Festival. The film participated in more than 60 festivals around the world, received various awards and was sold in 15 countries. In 2016 it was a European Discovery nominee at the European Film Awards. Sestra (Sister) is her second feature film.