Hes, an uptight and disaffected social worker reaching retirement, discovers a young woman, Anna, in the closet of an acquaintance who has committed suicide. Realizing that she has been kept in the apartment all her life, he moves in and helps her comes to terms with the complexities of the real world. Although Anna suffers from serious mental disabilities, she and Hes form a tender bond as she takes her first, tentative steps towards normality. As he helps Anna on her journey, Hes finds new meaning to his empty life and an escape from his Kafkaesque job.

Based on the novel by Hungarian writer György Konrád, A Taste of Water is a sensitive and moving character study. Director Orlow Seunke won a Golden Lion award at the Venice Film Festival for Best First Work.