Oscar® nominated short film "Shok" | Drama about friendship and loyalty during war - by J. Donoughue

Short drama on friendship and loyalty during war | "Shok" - by Jamie Donoughue
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
#kiskis #shortfilm #drama #kosovo

[@SurvivalDon1]

My grandfather was killed like this, cold blooded. He was 83, honest old man. Justice for Albanians ✊🏻

[@abab1093]

❤️❤️

[@ditjonfetoshi7904]

Ngushllime bro

[@cultumsolis8086]

"Honest" old man who probably gave all his sons and money to fund terrorism against Serbian state

[@hiphopbeats4724]

@@cultumsolis8086 te qi robt

[@FakteNeShqip]

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.

[@lukavirijevic7022]

Dear Albanians this is the way how UÇK was funded

[@lukavirijevic7022]

U dont have rights bro to speak about that.

[@dugagjintahirsylaj628]

Lookf

[@waymilky442]

@@lukavirijevic7022 Yes we do cause you slaughtered us.

[@xhevahire4616]

q3q2qQ

[@ftvju]

We are still alive, after all this years 🇦🇱

[@EmblaHoxha]

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.

[@elad.3749]

Historia e Dardanisë është e larë me gjak të pafajshmish. Askush nuk duhet ta harrojë këtë gjë, asnjëherë.

[@mehremeselimi5439]

😢😢😢😮😮😮😢😢😮😢😢😢😢😮😮😢😢😢😢😮😮😮😮😅😢😢😢😮😮😮😮

[@mehremeselimi5439]

😢😢😢😮😮😮😢😢😮😮😅

[@bertinlatifi1813]

Zoti i meshirfort te gjithe ata qe rane per kete atedhe! Zoti i dhasht drejtesesin e meritaur per keta njerz te pa meshirshem!

[@ermalsejdijaj2926]

Proud to be an Albanian even Tho we got treated like this we didn't give up

[@selvelan9786]

Imagine your son as oki, what did he do wrong to deserve this ending….

[@aerdis3814]

Gjaku hala sosht la ka me ardh edhe ajo koh e gjykimit per ju.

[@EriEri-wq5wd]

esht thjsht film o karr

[@drakullaGjakpirsi]

@@EriEri-wq5wdshqipfols i karit ta qi familjen npidh kto ngjarje jan te bazume ne te verteta sosht veq film kjo o pidh robsh

[@alexgabriel5650]

Heartbreaking, but very well made.

[@bruksel100]

We want more films of the war in kosovo

[@cultumsolis8086]

You'll have one live soon :)

[@pendu6378]

@@cultumsolis8086 i think jasenovac was good

[@cultumsolis8086]

@@pendu6378 I think your kind will be sorry that they haven't experienced Jasenovac for what is coming

[@pendu6378]

@@cultumsolis8086 wow im so scared of the threats of a nolifer incel 800k btw

[@cultumsolis8086]

@@pendu6378 see you soon

[@KaracGaltran]

how to grow up normal and healthy after living something like this?

[@drakullaGjakpirsi]

you cant

[@Mitro-mitrovicaMitrovina]

Shume prekese!

[@farahkhumaira]

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 😭

[@elma.sulejnani5358]

Shum mir i keni lujt rolet ..Bravo

[@ThatGuy-xp4ie]

Ralle ke filma shqiptar kaq tbukur. Bravo

[@Hajde_budalla]

“The Forgiveness of Blood” (2011) & “Hive” (2021) are great quality Albanian films. We are building our reputation foe excellence slowly.

[@tonztonztonztonz5133]

Reality in 1999

[@Realhiphiop-z8o]

not only in the 99

[@danielhanawalt4998]

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?

[@gretagrey1420]

I'm asking myself everyday the same questions....

[@agnesaibrahimi2814]

MASTERPIECE

[@alksmusic6188]

This movie didn't won Oscars but another movie from Kosovo was nominated for Oscars this year ( Hive by Blerta Basholli )

[@sadmemories2841]

rroftë SHQIPERIA E MADHE 🇦🇱

[@sumaarben]

O ahmak a e din qka eshte Shqiperia e madhe?!!

[@veteranpg3d156]

Truly, long live Albania. Your country helped us during the Second Balkan War against Serbs and Greeks

[@Realhiphiop-z8o]

ETNIKE

[@Hajde_budalla]

Great film short, well acted. All Albanian actors

[@k.i.0077]

Long live the Greatness of the Republic of Kosova. Long live the United States of big Albania 🇦🇱🇽🇰🦾

[@calypsomcdonnell1479]

The USA wants nothing to do with such senseless murder on the part of Serbia.

[@georgenorris2657]

NO NO NO NOT APPROPRIATE HERE!!!!! You haven´t understood the film AT ALL! Don´t you see that this film is all about the ABSURDITY of ultra-nationalism????

[@k.i.0077]

@@georgenorris2657 i see the crimes from serbia. Dont you see that too!? What is wrong with you man??

[@georgenorris2657]

@@k.i.0077 It is Nationalism which is the evil in this film. Do you think Serbians are the only ones who commit warcrimes?

[@kodhelaj2422]

Rroft Kosova Rroft Shqiptaria

[@V-Editz12]

Never forget never forgive

[@illyrian6910]

Mallku qofte ata njerz qe blejn produkte serbe dhe bashkpunojne me ta 🇦🇱

[@467-k1m]

So sad....What man does to man.... a disgrace.....

[@shqiposhqiptar1452]

😭😭😭😭😭😭 Long live Kosovo and Albania !!!! 🇽🇰🇦🇱🇽🇰🇦🇱🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@jovanrandjelovic4206]

Kosovo je Srbija Kosovo is serbija

[@Hajde_budalla]

Say it til youre blue in the face and everyone laughs at you. Your vil and murderous behavior caused Kosovo to become an Independent Republic of Kosovo.

[@narthyseni8250]

@@jovanrandjelovic4206never was and will never be

[@Kirongaming2013]

​@@jovanrandjelovic4206viva libertad Kosovo

[@ShqiprimOsmani-fz3cr]

Kjo eshte ni pjese e realitet se qfar ka ndodhur gjat t’luft ne kosov realitet hedhiru per neve shqiptar e kosove😢😢

[@btsmemeshqip4726]

filmi ma i bukur shqiptar o zot sa mka prek😩😩💔

[@andi59]

Never forgive, never forget❤️

[@Hggg89]

Like posht nese je shqiptare ose shqiptar

[@engned6602]

Thank god Albanians won the war

[@alksmusic6188]

15:20 The moment I start crying everytime I watch this movie

[@marlimarli1645]

Shume e bukur dhe shume 😢😢😢😢

[@fidelguer]

How sad and shocking.

[@enlail]

Bravo

[@J2LO]

This is based on a true story💔

[@nakatakafka]

Amazing film!

[@Modforhd]

stunning

[@ShukrieBrahimi]

Shumë fani gjyla😂😂😂😂😢

[@ELA.p.]

shumë i mir filmi❤

[@pleuratbinakaj7290]

We still here🇦🇱

[@albinhaz]

The dislikes are from Serbian

[@BeastsAndBeyondTV]

why? its just a story to remember, you should forgive ach other. Holland genoside our people and colonized in my country about 300 years we dont hate them we dont dislikes them we forgive them Also they are welcome in my country We are Indonesia Peace brother

[@albinhaz]

first we Albanians want justice for what happened and then we can talk about forgiveness. but it is not easy to forgive after all that has happened because many families have suffered from it and have escaped from war including my family. however 300 years are different from 22 years 🇽🇰♥️🇦🇱

[@leonardmusliu2154]

Albania kosova❤💜

[@ghost9062]

@@BeastsAndBeyondTV it's not easy to forgive BC the blood it's fresh so many people die but the criminal who have done genocide are free in Serbia..rest in peac to all children who die in that war🙏 to kill soldier I understand but to kill children I never will not understand how can you kill one kid 1 yes old BC he it's other race and the funny part it's you called you self Christian

[@Hajde_budalla]

@@BeastsAndBeyondTV Its not “just a story to tell.” It only happened 25 years ago. The people the Serbians raped are still alive and living with that horror.The same with the survivors of the family & friends the Serbians slaughtered. The Serbians are unrepentant for this and instead lie, are genocide deniers even. Serbians from Serbia are largely unrepentant and as you can see in the comments they still threaten to “complete the genocide” they started. That said, most of your average Albanians judges individual Serbians one-on-one. For example, they vacation in Albania and are treated well. I have had Serbian friends, living in the US, etc.

[@fufu1405]

12:40, they're Albanian books. There is no such thing as Kosovan books lol. It was so they could continue learning Albanian. Wtf, who translated this?

[@Studyblrlin]

actually there is, also kosovarian authors exist too (Autorë Kosovar ose nga Kosova).💯

[@fufu1405]

@@Studyblrlin They're Albanian.... The word Kosovo is serbian, so calling yourself a ''Kosovar'' is a meme. ''Kosovarian'' lmao, cmon lets please not do that. We're Gheg Albanians... I'm not gonna accept Kosovar as a nationality based of a word of the people who took our land and named it that.

[@Studyblrlin]

@@fufu1405 no zemer u need to do alot more research, Kosovo doesn't come from the serbs. im sorry to disappoint ya but i've been living here in Kosovo since 3rd grade, we from Kosovo are of the Dardan folk, im not going to explain it in detail anymore i just recommend you to do more research with a teacher who lives in Kosovo and studied History or even just talk to someone in Kosove (like me ).

[@Studyblrlin]

@@fufu1405 and we are not gheg albanians Gheg is a dialect in albaia they speak Tosk but they are not Tosk albanians and the people who live around like in Macedonia and Greece and Italy they have their own dialect but the people from Italy call themselves Arbëresh and in Macedonia they are from another part if the illyrians you can also watch youtube videos on dardanët and then u will know more about Kosovo

[@denistessuo2682]

@@Studyblrlin “khOsoVarian” hahhahaha ca beni mor se u koritet

[@beqas7370]

Das wergesen wir nie 😥😥

[@anetkaanetka5855]

Mushara shqipe

[@azizibenan]

Une edu allbanien❤❤

[@DinaricUbermensch]

Kosova war is worse than kobe bryant's death

[@kleardgaming5053]

Shqiperia me e mira

[@SarandaMorina-ro2ys]

Filëm emocionues😔😔

[@dailyswaf]

DARDANIA IS ALBANIA🇦🇱🇦🇱🇦🇱

[@cultumsolis8086]

your mom is a whore

[@Realhiphiop-z8o]

DARDANIA IS ILLYRIA

[@spiritwolfbro]

Moral (if there is one) always have your weapon loaded and be willing to shoot if you must. Well made film

[@MrValmiri]

The moral , is that a best friend will be ready to help you at all times. Even if it means to die !

[@50lek]

If Petrit would‘ve killed the Serbian Soldier, the others wouldve killed his whole family

[@albigaming9399]

Duhet me e Bo part 2 t kti filmi

[@flamestrikezz9293]

Kosova eshte shqiperi

[@jasinsulejmani3688]

Kam fillu me kajt😭😭😭😢😢

[@alto5975]

So sad!

[@AiKuksiani]

Gjaku nuk lahet me uj

[@sarakristinnikolaisen2525]

This was sad to watch. Why was it so short movie

[@MrValmiri]

The moral , is that a best friend will be ready to help you at all times. Even if it means to die ! And this is what happend in the earlier years to us from Serbia, so its based on true event to show the world what people they are and what they did. Hope you know more now !

[@elhamjashari3477]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@premier7253]

Try this now that Albania is in Nato 🇦🇱🇽🇰

[@enisvebiu4609]

Woooow

[@wendypolderman3510]

I love you. 🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰🇽🇰

[@haxhikryeziu9746]

Hajdi kejt ne komente kosova is albania

[@kaliqi100]

A e njef kengen najkush? Qysh esht ne fund filmit?

[@omertoso8956]

Nuk është kangë ,por ninullë që u knohet fmijve n'djep.Kto tash po i hupim e fajin ksaj rradhe s'na e ka serbi

[@Rona-p3n]

une jam duke shkruar nga viti 2024 dhe jam ne klasen e 4 dhe ne tani e kemi mesuar qe Lum Veseli dhe Andi Bajgora jane dy shoket

[@duasadiku2535]

Same

[@FeuzanTahiri]

Edhe une njejte

[@MerjemBalliu_Art]

😢😢😢

[@nikolinmukuri2906]

😭😭😭

[@elisamuhadri]

I just cry!🥲

[@kamesenin298]

E nina nina N’djep me dushk T’marton nana Me 100 krush. 100 krush po Doken pak Dy tupana Ni bajrak Ninulla ne fund ishte shume e qelluar

[@355illyrian]

Si muj me gjet?

[@alejabekteshi3158]

Është shum I prektshem 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🙏🙏🙏

[@patriciaperlaska]

I'm not from Serbia I'm from Kosovo and Albania

[@orchideeorchidee5253]

Situata jeme qashtu na kan qit krejt lagjen plus na kan gju

[@IlirIlirthaqi]

SI UN me shokun tim te ngusht

[@tuanamehmeti982]

Kjo a esht e vertet qe ka ndodhur apo esht thjesht film

[@kizentwatts2120]

рат се десио, али је филм заснован на сукобу. сам филм показује како је српска полиција напала Албанце у покрајини косово. Предлажем да погледате документарне филмове о југословенским ратовима да бисте боље разумели. Here’s an English translation below the war did happen but the film is based upon the conflict. the film itself shows how serbian police attacked albanians in the province of kosovo. I suggest watching documentaries about the Yugoslav wars to understand more.

[@Realhiphiop-z8o]

@@kizentwatts2120 mos komentu serbisht!!!

[@Realhiphiop-z8o]

Ka ndodh shume njerzve kosov nuk esht vec thjesht fillm!!!! a je ksajde a jo!

[@MarigonaAsani-oe9pi]

Marigona 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@MerjemBalliu_Art]

😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@saulhernandez5333]

como se llama la pelicula y donde la puedo ver

[@ersilda1]

Este es una pelicula corta, no tiene otra parte.

[@omertoso8956]

Pelicula se llama shok=amigo

[@decoo636]

a mon dikush mum tregu a osht qy KY FILM Shok I verteti se Kam me komentu

[@mehremeselimi5439]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@norashala3128]

Hala edhe ti e kqyr aaa

[@saas405]

🥺💔💔💔💔💔

[@b2codeconsultants685]

😊

[@MerjemBalliu_Art]

Se#@% janë njerëz pa mëshirë 😢😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

[@vetoni5701]

edhe thmit shqiptar jane te guximshem

[@naserameti2419]

This is sadly video 😢

[@flaurootto102]

Legendaria portugues 🙏

[@ismajljakupi5030]

It’s albanian movie

[@jennylolo5179]

@@ismajljakupi5030 he is asking for a translation in Portuguese.

[@ronaemini5195]

Ne Kosovare kemi shumë trauma nga qka ka ndodh

[@Realhiphiop-z8o]

shqiptar kosoves!

[@adonis194]

Bekimi i kafenes

[@shaheberisha8998]

😅😮😢🎉😂 is a great place to stay with us what is a great

[@johnjones9017]

This is sad.

[@LedjonSeferi]

shume e dhimbshme por kurr nuk ja kisha leju vetes me lujt rol ushtarin serb edhe pse eshte film. marre duhet mju ardh

[@zainkalaq5157]

🇽🇰🇦🇱

[@carmenalbania401]

Aka pjes tjera apo jo

[@wendypolderman3510]

❤🇽🇰😭😱

[@geraldageralda9948]

Mu eshte tu me do tu qajt

[@geraldageralda9948]

Mu me doni tu qajt😭😭😭😭

[@egzonbaliu3145]

Ajem albana❤❤❤🇦🇱

[@uklz2889]

🇦🇱💪🏽🇽🇰

[@flaviomeci-i2u]

cfare gjuhe flisnin???

[@Mitro-mitrovicaMitrovina]

Tek filmi flitet serbisht edhe shqipe te vjeter qe kemi folur deri tani. (Nje dialekte te vjeter) Nje dialekte te vjeter qe flitet tek neve kosovaret. Nese nuk keni kuptuar ndonje fjale, ndjeni te lire te pyseni. Do ja perkthej te githa.

[@Realhiphiop-z8o]

Ti a je shqiptare a cka je ouuu mut!!!

[@Realhiphiop-z8o]

@@Mitro-mitrovicaMitrovina Le bre se ky esht mut!!! merr vesh se shqip po flasin dhe ne shqipri dhe kosov flasim gheg, Ky ka komentu me qellim per keq e ka

[@LisMorina-h6w]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭🇽🇰🇦🇱🇽🇰🇦🇱🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 Kosovo Albania ❤❤

[@georgenorris2657]

wow. awful awful awful. (I don´t mean the film of course.)

[@lenditedemaj6427]

Rrothshin trojet shiptare por kta jan aktor shiptar