Fahrije 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.

Intimately observed and emotionally charged, Hive is the wonderful debut feature from Kosovan filmmaker Blerta Basholli. Winning three top prizes at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, this true story of female collectivism and empowerment chases a lone ray of light through the long shadows of war.