“Hive” is a quiet sort of film. The color palette is a bit subdued, the camerawork relatively plain. There’s no novel set piece or showstopping, paroxysmal performance. But just beneath those muted ...

A Kosovo war widow fights her patriarchal village for an independent life in this Sundance prizewinner. By Deborah Young More than 20 years ago, the Kosovo war with Serbia and Montenegro left 12,000 ...

Welcome to Female Filmmakers in Focus, featuring recommendations for films directed by women to seek out each week. This week, Blerta Basholli talks about her film ‘Hive’ and the work of Susanne Bier.

When Kosovan writer-director Blerta Basholli met war widow Fahrije Hoti, the subject of her new feature film Hive, she was immediately struck by her strength of character and personality, which helped ...

A Kosovan woman, in limbo since her husband went missing in the war, embarks on a business venture despite widespread male disapproval. The war in Kosovo ended in 1999, but for many families, its ...

Blerta Basholli’s ‘Hive’, which is being screened at the prestigious Sundance film festival in the US, tells the story of a woman who loses a husband to war but rebuilds against the odds in ...

LONDON, March 7 (Reuters) - The true story of a Kosovo war widow who defied tradition to launch a successful business enterprise is told in "Hive", a film its director hopes will educate viewers about ...

"We're not doing this just for you, but for ourselves. For all of us." Zeitgeist Films has released an official US trailer for an acclaimed, award-winning indie drama titled Hive, marking the feature ...