Three Windows And A Hanging

Running time: 94 mins

When truth is at odds with tradition and "honor," must the victims of the past suffer anew? "So, tell me what happened that day." A woman from the village speaks to a journalist. When her story is published, the men of the village at first deny even its possibility. Four women, raped by enemy soldiers? Here? No. That is too shameful. The ensuing revelations change everyone's lives irrevocably, some for the better, some catastrophically. Balancing this struggle to accept the truth against the often humorous day-to-day village life, Isa Qosja, director of the wonderfully quirky Kukumi (Cinequest 2006), has created a serious yet sensitive, compassionate, beautiful film. Already winner of several prizes, and Kosovo's first ever submission for an Oscar, it is arguably the finest Kosovan film ever made. - Charlie Cockey