HIVE
Kosovo's official submission for the Academy Awards®, HIVE is a searing drama based on the true story of Fahrije (Yllka Gashi), who, like many of the other women in her patriarchal village, has lived with fading hope and burgeoning grief since her husband went missing during the war. In order to provide for her family, she pulls the other widows in her community together to launch a business selling jars of honey. Together, they find healing and solace in considering a future without their husbands — but their will to begin living independently is met with hostility. Against the backdrop of Eastern Europe's civil unrest and lingering misogyny, Fahrije and the women of her village join in a struggle to find hope in the face of an uncertain future. Winner of the Audience Award, Directing Award and World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, HIVE is a pithy, devastating portrait of loss and our uphill journeys to freedom. (Note courtesy of Zeitgeist Films.) DIR/SCR Blerta Basholli; PROD Valon Bajgora, Agon Uka, Yll Uka. Kosovo/Switzerland/Albania/Republic of Macedonia, 2021, color, 84 min. In Albanian with English subtitles. NOT RATED
AFI Member passes accepted.
Run Time: 84 Minutes
Opening Date: Sunday, January 30, 2022
Genre: Drama
