Basholli understands that healing is possible, even if closure isn’t.

The feel-good finale is well-earned and the glimpse of the women on whom the film is based is, for once, not merely a watermark of authenticity, but a genuinely moving vista.

Hive cooks up a beautifully delicate rally for independence and justice, brought out through precise processes of the communal culinary experience.

… a beautiful film …