Shok (2015)

Directed by

Jamie Donoughue

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Kosovo, United Kingdom

Runtime

21 min

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 31 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two young boys in Kosovo find their friendship tested by the war that separates their communities. The film shows the small human struggles that get caught up in larger conflicts.

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What happens

Shok is a 2015 Kosovar short drama film written and directed by Jamie Donoughue, based on true events during the Kosovo war. Shok's distributor is Ouat Media, and the social media campaign is led by Team Albanians. It premiered at Aspen Shortsfest winning Best Drama, Audience Special Recognition and the Youth Jury award. It has since won a number of other festivals including Hollyshorts Film Festival and DC Shorts Film Festival. It was nominated for Best Live Action Short Film at the 88th Academy Awards, though it lost out to Stutterer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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