Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo so she sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does not support her, she faces a crucial decision: to wait for his return, or to continue to persevere.
Acting
Yllka Gashi's face holds entire wars in single glances.
Direction
Basholli's debut: confident, unshowy, devastatingly precise.
Writing
Every male 'concern' lands like a thrown stone.
Director
Blerta Basholli
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Basholli is the first Kosovar director to win Sundance's Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema.
The real Fahrije Hoti still runs her ajvar cooperative; the film uses her actual kitchen. LIGHT: The final shot mirrors her real first tractor purchase.
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