2021 / drama / 1h 24min /
written by Blerta Basholli / directed by Blerta Basholli /
country Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Switzerland, Kosovo / language Albanian with English subtitles /
“Sundance triple award winner HIVE is a searing drama based on the true story of Fahrije, who has battled grief and financial struggle since her husband went missing during the war in Kosovo. In hope of providing for her family, she launches a business selling hot pepper preserves, a controversial act of independence that scandalizes her patriarchal village. Amid doubts of her husband’s return, she struggles not only to keep her family afloat but against a hostile community who seeks to violently undermine the independence and sisterhood she is determined to gain.SEVEN) and Academy Award nominee Bruce Dern (THE COWBOYS, THE HATEFUL EIGHT) light up this gritty Western saga of love, betrayal, and revenge.”
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