Hive (2021)
Releasing at November 26, 2021 in theaters
Drama
Hive is drama film directed and written by Blerta Basholli. The film stars Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, Molikë Maxhuni and Blerta Ismaili. The film primiered at January 31, 2021 on Sundance Film Festival.
Fahrije, 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 Kosovo. In order to provide for her struggling family, she pulls the other widows in her community together to launch a business selling a local food product. Together, they find healing and solace in considering a future without their husbands—but their will to begin living independently is met with hostility. The men in the village condemn Fahrije’s efforts to empower herself and the women around her, starting a feud that threatens their newfound sovereignty—and the financial future of Fahrije’s family. 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.
►Director: Blerta Basholli
►Writer: Blerta Basholli
►Stars: Yllka Gashi, Çun Lajçi, Aurita Agushi, Kumrije Hoxha, Adriana Matoshi, Molikë Maxhuni, Blerta Ismaili
►Cast
| Yllka Gashi | ► | Fahrije |
| Çun Lajçi | ► | Haxhi |
| Aurita Agushi | ► | Zamira |
| Kumrije Hoxha | ► | Nazmije |
| Adriana Matoshi | ► | Lume |
| Molikë Maxhuni | ► | Emine |
| Blerta Ismaili | ► | Edona |
| Kaona Sylejmani | ► | Zana |
| Mal Noah Safqiu | ► | Edon |
| Xhejlane Terbunja | ► | Melisa |