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  • 2021
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2021
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 24 m

Summary Hive is based on the true story of 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...

Directed By: Blerta Basholli

Written By: Blerta Basholli

  • 2021
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 24 m
  • 2021
  • Zeitgeist Films
  • 1 h 24 m

Hive

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
73
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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Summary Hive is based on the true story of 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...

Directed By: Blerta Basholli

Written By: Blerta Basholli

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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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84% Positive
16 Reviews
16% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 19 Critic Reviews
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84% Positive
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16% Mixed
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90
Feb 3, 2021
There is a spare, focused storytelling here that creates room to breathe.
By Allan Hunter FULL REVIEW
80
Mar 18, 2022
Basholli’s simple, elegantly structured script and Alex Bloom’s cinematography places Gashi’s carefully calibrated performance in almost every frame.
By Tara Brady FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 10 User Ratings
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10% Mixed
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20% Negative
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10% Mixed
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20% Negative
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80
Mar 15, 2022
First-time writer-director Blerta Basholli’s feature is an expertly crafted, compassionate testament to the perseverance and defiance of its courageous female collective.
By Matthew Anderson FULL REVIEW
75
Nov 5, 2021
Though it doesn’t break new ground, Hive still reminds one how urgently significant it is to honor the unique fighting spirit of women, and how much cinematic joy seeing that spirit flourish against the odds can bring about.
By Tomris Laffly FULL REVIEW
70
Nov 11, 2021
Hive is occasionally bumpy, but it’s the rough terrain of a raw narrative — the out-of-place music cue or awkward dream snippet doesn’t disrupt the social realist momentum, which is at its best when focused on the grit of how moving forward is also moving on.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
63
Nov 1, 2021
A layer of ambivalence facilitates our identification with Fahrije but also makes her a distinct character and not just an archetype.
By William Repass FULL REVIEW
58
Feb 3, 2021
While it certainly offers up a necessary-if-dour vision of patriarchy-dominated life in this particular corner of Europe, by-the-numbers storytelling and a flat, visual style occasionally lead to dramatic intertia. Still, Gashi is powerfully, effectively steely as a woman who must take matters into her own hands, even when they are tied by society.
By Ryan Lattanzio FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Ikone Studio, Industria Film, Alva Film, AlbaSky Film, Black Cat Production
Release Date Nov 5, 2021
Duration 1 h 24 m
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Website https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/hive
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Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 3 Wins & 3 Nominations
Les Arcs European Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
PriFest - Prishtina International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 2 Nominations

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