Honeyland

2019 · 89 min · MK · 7.9 (313 votes)

Dir. Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska · Starring Hatidzhe Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam · Music Foltin

“If one breaks the rule, everyone pays the price.”

Documentary

When nomadic beekeepers break Honeyland’s basic rule (take half of the honey, but leave half to the bees), the last female beehunter in Europe must save the bees and restore natural balance.

VIBE

A starkly beautiful, observational documentary that feels like a quiet lament for a vanishing way of life. It’s a patient, intimate portrait of nature’s delicate balance and the human struggle to coexist with it.

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