Shok
| Movie | |
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| Original title | Shok |
| Country of production | United Kingdom , Kosovo |
| original language | Albanian , Serbian |
| Publishing year | 2015 |
| length | 21 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jamie Donoughue |
| script | Jamie Donoughue |
| production | Eshref Durmishi , Harvey Ascott |
| music | Trimor Dhomi |
| camera | James Rhodes |
| cut | Sarah Peczek |
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Shok ( Albanian for boyfriend ) is a 2015 British - Kosovar historical drama - short film directed by Jamie Donoughue . It is based on real events during the Kosovo war . The work was nominated in the Best Short Film category for the 2016 Academy Awards. Shok is the first film from Kosovo to be nominated for an Oscar. According to Eshref Durmishi , the characters are based on real people.
content
The two 12-year-old boys Petrit and Oki are friends at the time of the Kosovo War, which is waged between the UÇK (Liberation Army of Kosovo) and the military forces of Slobodan Milošević . The story shows the fear of the children and their situation in the divided country: Petrit trades in hand- rolled cigarettes , which he sells to Serbian soldiers, while Oki is of the opinion that they cannot be trusted. Nevertheless, Petrit manages to persuade him to be part of his next business. While everything goes well at first, one of the soldiers demands Oki's bike. Deeply disappointed with the loss, Oki doesn't speak to Petrit anymore.
During a bus trip, the two get into a roadblock. You will be asked to get out and will be investigated. Albanian books are discovered at Oki. Petrit stands by him by claiming the books are his. This re-established friendship. Petrit invites Oki to stay with his family. In the morning, however, the house is stormed by soldiers. The family members are placed side by side and are to be shot. However, by intervening by a supervisor, they escape this fate. Instead, they should disappear with their belongings. While the residents are leaving the village, Oki is shot dead in the back.
reception
The film was supported by funds from the Kosovo Cinematography Center ; the institute itself spoke of the “greatest success” in Kosovo's film history, with Shok having “opened doors”.
Shok has been shown at various (short) film festivals and has won several international awards.
Awards (selection)
- Won
- 2015:
- Audience Award of the Aix-en-Provence International Short Film Festival
- Audience and jury prize, plus the prize of the boys jury of the Aspen Shortsfest
- "Best Film" of the Berlin Interfilm Festival
- "Best Short Film" of the HollyShorts Film Festival
- "Silver Medal" from the Manhattan Short Film Festival
- Jury Prize of the San Jose International Short Film Festival
- Excellent
- 2015: “Best Short Film” at the UK Film Festival
- 2015: "Festival Prize" of the Sunscreen Film Festival West
Web links
- Shok in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Alfonso Espina: Interview: Writer / Director Jamie Donoughue on 'Shok' , screenpicks.com, December 17, 2015. Accessed January 26, 2016.
- ↑ Kosovo War Movie Nominated for Oscar , balkaninsight.com, January 14, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.