Oscar® nominated short film "Shok" | Drama about friendship and loyalty during war - by J. Donoughue
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Published 2021-06-24
Based on true events, "Shok" is set during the escalation of the Kosovan War when the country was occupied by Serbia...
Two young Kosovan boys, Petrit and Oki, are the best of friends. After Oki buys a bike, Petrit is desperate to have one of his own. Ever the businessman Petrit finds a niche dealing cigarette papers to the occupying Serbian troops. However with tensions and violence escalating in the country, many would see this as traitorous. Building a steady network of contacts, Petrit drags Oki into ever more dangerous situations until their lives are put at risk. As their relationship is tested to the limits they begin to encounter the true intentions of the Serbians and learn the meaning of friendship.
This short film has won the following awards:
- Aspen Shortsfest – Best Drama (Grand Prize)
- Aspen Shortsfest – Youth Award
- Aspen Shortsfest – Audience Award
- Hollyshorts Film Festival – Best Drama (Grand Prize)
- DC Shorts Film Festival – Outstanding Live Action Drama (Grand Prize)
- DC Shorts Film Festival – Audience Award
- Manhattan Shorts (Worldwide Film Festival) – Silver Award
- CinEast International Film Festival– Audience Award
- San Jose International Short Film Festival – Best Drama (Grand Prize)
- Thess International Film Festival – Cinematic Achievement Award
- SwiKos Film Festival - Best Short Film (Grand Prize)
- SwiKos Film Festival - Cinematography Award
- Interfilm Berlin International Film Festival – Best Film (Confrontations OL Award)
- Mallorca International Film Festival - Best Actors Award
- Festival Tous Courts International Film Festival - Audience Award
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Original title - Shok
Director / writer - Jamie Donoughue
Producers - Eshref Durmishi, Harvey Ascott, Howard Dawson
Music - Trimor Dhomi
Cast - Lum Veseli, Andi Bajgora, Melihate Qena, Luan Kryeziu
Year - 2014
© Licensed by Ouat Media
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All Comments (21)
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My grandfather was killed like this, cold blooded. He was 83, honest old man. Justice for Albanians ✊🏻
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This is so incredibly sad. To this day nobody has asked for forgiveness for these crimes. The same rhetorik is being used, even today in 2021.
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We are still alive, after all this years 🇦🇱
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Historia e Dardanisë është e larë me gjak të pafajshmish. Askush nuk duhet ta harrojë këtë gjë, asnjëherë.
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Gjaku hala sosht la ka me ardh edhe ajo koh e gjykimit per ju.
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Proud to be an Albanian even Tho we got treated like this we didn't give up
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After everything that happend to us I'm still so proud how we kept our heads up, this movie it describes how much we fought and we still do but the friendship never ends, this gives us a message that we should fight for eachother and not let anyone break that.
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Zoti i meshirfort te gjithe ata qe rane per kete atedhe! Zoti i dhasht drejtesesin e meritaur per keta njerz te pa meshirshem!
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Heartbreaking, but very well made.
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MASTERPIECE
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Ralle ke filma shqiptar kaq tbukur. Bravo
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We want more films of the war in kosovo
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from the begin of film i was thinking its gonna be bored till Petrit's house scene and Oki was shooted by the gun. I CRIED A LOT. that was a great short film 😭
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how to grow up normal and healthy after living something like this?
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Rroft Kosova Rroft Shqiptaria
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Shum mir i keni lujt rolet ..Bravo
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Imagine your son as oki, what did he do wrong to deserve this ending….
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filmi ma i bukur shqiptar o zot sa mka prek😩😩💔
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How many times must the evils of history repeat till we learn how to live in peace and harmony? A sad world we live in. I think the lust for money and power and control are what stops us from having peace in this world. Must it continue forever?
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Great film short, well acted. All Albanian actors
