WILLOW
synopsis
Three Macedonian women have to contend with control over their bodies, tradition, loyalty, pregnancy and adoption. They have not set out to change the world or society, but their struggle to become mothers makes them unlikely heroines. The three bittersweet stories, one medieval, two contemporary, mirror and contrast one another, exploring themes of love, trust and motherhood.
| international title: | Willow |
| original title: | Vrba |
| country: | North Macedonia, Hungary, Belgium |
| sales agent: | Reel Suspects |
| year: | 2019 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Milcho Manchevski |
| screenplay: | Milcho Manchevski |
| cast: | Sara Klimoska, Natalija Teodosieva, Kamka Tocinovski, Nenad Nacev, Nikola Risteski, Petar Caranovikj, Ratka Radmanovic, Petar Mircevski, Ana Kostovska, Laze Manaskov |
| cinematography by: | Tamás Dobos |
| film editing: | Nicolas Gaster |
| art director: | David Munns |
| producer: | Jane Kortoshev, Milcho Manchevski |
| co-producer: | Agron Domi, Ildiko Kemeny, Eleonóra Peták, Hubert Toint |
| executive producer: | Nik Powell, Ian Prior |
| associate producer: | László Józsa |
| production: | Banana film, Pioneer Pictures, Saga Film, Tirana Film Institute (AL) |
