Hive (2021)

Original title

Zgjoi

Directed by

Blerta Basholli

Genre

drama film

Country

Kosovo, Albania, North Macedonia, Switzerland

Runtime

1h 24m

Rated

M

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 86 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman in a small village works to support her family after her husband goes missing in wartime. She faces resistance from local men as she starts her own business selling a homemade food product.

grittyresilientslow-pacedsombergroundeddeterminedsocially aware

What happens

Hive (Albanian: Zgjoi) is a 2021 drama film written and directed by Blerta Basholli in her directorial debut. The film stars Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi and Aurita Agushi. It premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival on January 31, 2021 and became the first film in Sundance history to win all three main awards – the Grand Jury Prize, the Audience Award and the Directing Award – in the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. It was selected as the Kosovan entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards. Ultimately, it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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