North Macedonia

When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland’s basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.

In Stip, a small town in Macedonia, every January the local priest throws a wooden cross into the river and hundreds of men dive after it. Good fortune and prosperity…

In this contemplative drama directed by Nuri Bilge Ceylan, a young aspiring writer returns to his rural hometown in Turkey after graduating from college. As he struggles to find his…

Vele is unable to purchase the costly drugs needed for his father’s cancer treatment. In a moment of desperation, he takes marijuana from a group of criminals, bakes it into…

Set in contemporary Bulgaria, a nation that clings to optimism largely because the realists and pessimists have departed, this road movie unfolds. A small business owner, who supplements his income…

In a shared apartment complex, four individuals lead distinctly separate lives, steering clear of one another due to their diverse lifestyles, beliefs, and backgrounds. Under normal circumstances, they might never…

Set in a Bucharest apartment, this film unfolds over the course of a single day as a family gathers to commemorate the death of their patriarch. The narrative intricately weaves…

The story follows a young man as he navigates the challenges of moral conflicts, societal pressures, personal issues, and his romantic relationship.

In the city of Bari, which is grappling with a severe economic downturn, Ivo, an agronomist, finds himself compelled to take a position in the lush lands of Banat, Romania,…

In the Kosovo of the 1990s, young Nori is forced to mature quickly following the untimely death of his mother and subsequent abandonment by his father, Gezim. After a perilous…

This somber social drama, reminiscent of Dickens’ tone and Shakespeare’s grandeur, portrays the tragic unraveling of a small family of four. A chain reaction of minor debts sets off a…

During World War II, Spitz, a German-Jewish coach, leads the Macedonian football team as they strive to win the championship in Bulgaria’s National Football League.

Juanita Wilson’s drama delivers a stark portrayal of the grim realities of the Bosnian War in the 1990s, drawing from real-life accounts presented at the International Criminal Tribunal in The…