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Honeyland
- 2019 ·
- enlighten me, stretch my mind ·
Summary:
Set against the backdrop of climate change and its impact on a dwindling bee population, Honeyland is a fly-on-the-wall documentary that captures the heart-wrenching, visually stunning story of one of the last keepers of wild bees in Europe, Hatidže Muratova, as she struggles to maintain her principles and her livelihood against a new nemesis.
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From the Watercooler:
A visually stunning, intimately told story that will alternately grip you and move you as it drives home the urgency of the larger issues at stake in a rarely seen part of the world. Read More
From Ty Burr at The Boston Globe:
A documentary about a Macedonian beekeeper doesn’t sound like one of the best films of the year, does it? But few movies capture the great wheel of nature turning with as much beauty and empathy as Honeyland, and fewer still show how easily the wheel can slip its track and come crashing to pieces. Full Review
