THE THIRST FOR LIFE

2016
Director: Lorenzo Gabriele
Main cast: Claire Keim, Grégory Montel
Production: Flach Films
Distribution: France 2 program

Synopsis: Lisa, a piano teacher, has relapsed into alcoholism. She and her husband, Vincent, were once passionately in love. But now, with an 11-year-old son, Thomas, an 11-month-old baby, Julia, and her husband's demanding job as a construction site manager, the young mother's daily life is particularly difficult. Lisa was left reeling from the death of a child three years ago. Julia is no longer able to care for her children. Thomas is taking over caring for his sister and mother, to the detriment of school…