Willow () is a 2019 Macedonian drama film by Milcho Manchevski. It is about three women coping with issues of control over their bodies, tradition and adoption. The film premiered at the Rome Film Festival in 2019. А Macedonian-Belgian-Hungarian-Albanian coproduction, it screened at a number of international film festivals, winning several awards: Silver Palm at Mostra de Valencia, best director at Raindance, best film at Cinequest, Manuel De Oliveira Award at Fantasporto etc.
Plot Three women – one medieval, two contemporary – struggle to become mothers. They have not set out to change the world or society, but their struggles with tradition, loyalty, adoption and control over their bodies make them unlikely heroines.
Cast Sara Klimoska as Donka Natalija Teodosieva as Rodna Kamka Tocinovski as Katerina Nikola Risteski as Milan Petar Caranovic as Kire Nenad Nacev as Branko Ratka Radmanovic as Grandma Srebra Petar Mircevski as Stavre Blagoj Chorevski as Mancho Laze Manaskovski as Father Avram
Awards Raindance — Best Director, 2020 Fantasporto — Manuel De Oliveira Award, 2020 Wellington Independent Film Festival — Best Feature Film, 2020 Cinequest — Best Narrative Feature Film, 2020 Mostra de Valencia — Silver Palm, 2020 Stony Brook Film Festival — Jury Award Best Feature, 2021
See also List of submissions to the 93rd Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film List of Macedonian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film
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Willow Official YouTube Channel Willow Official Vimeo Channel Milcho Manchevski Official Website Reviews Hollywood Reporter Screen International Deadline Variety: ‘Willow’ Review: Subtle, Profound Portrait of Longed-For Motherhood, Raised To The Power Of Three Cineuropa: Review Variety: Kino Lorber Acquires Raindance Prize-Winning Macedonian Film ‘Willow’