Thirst

Feb 4, 1971

1h 28m

★ 6.3

Overview

The inhabitants of a small village in a backward area of Macedonia earn their living by sending their men abroad in search of employment. Three young girls, named Elica, Maria and Nikolina live and work as schoolteachers in the village. Each of them try to make sense of their lives, in that situation where it is imposed on them. In the village the greatest problem is the supply of water. Spring water is carried by Marko from the distant mountains Marko is falls in love with the poor girl Kate...

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Makedonija Film

Filmska Radna Zajednica (FRZ)

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Cast

Katerina

Neda Spasojević

Marko

Aco Jovanovski

Ignat

Darko Damevski

Trendafil

Pavle Vuisić

Emica

Snežana Stameska

Pop Eftim

Nikola 'Kole' Angelovski

Dedoto

Petar Prličko

Nikolina

Sabina Toziya

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