Hive the hope he still lives buzzes in her ear. When he comes back, her crippled father-in-law, Haxhi (Cun Lajci) says whenever her missing husband s name is mentioned. If he comes back is her constant rejoinder, even though both inwardly know this is an impossible dream. Fahrije is edging towards acceptance of the fact that one day his remains (either disinterred from a mass grave, or dredged from the river) will be in one of those white bags that arrive by the truck full. It s a story of increments, not of steps: a DNA test, selling tools that will never be used again, and the biggest step for Fahrije - establishing a new business. As her family s small honey business barely raises enough to cover a few bills, she starts selling ajvar, a rustic roasted red pepper and eggplant sauce that will remind city dwellers of the countryside.