Honeyland

2019 [TURKISH]

Action / Documentary / Drama

46
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 86% · 128 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 86% · 500 ratings
IMDb Rating 8.0/10 10 20335 20.3K

tradition beehive rural area new neighbor bee honey

Plot summary

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.

Director

Tamara Kotevska Photo
Tamara Kotevska

Top cast

Gamze Sam Photo
Gamze Sam as Self
Ali Sam Photo
Ali Sam as Self
Alit Sam Photo
Alit Sam as Self
Veli Sam Photo
Veli Sam as Self
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790.86 MB
1280*714
Turkish 2.0
NR
Subtitles tr  
25 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 3
788.41 MB
1280*714
Turkish 2.0
NR
Subtitles tr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds ...
1.59 GB
1920*1072
Turkish 5.1
NR
Subtitles tr  
25 fps
1 hr 26 min
Seeds 12
1.4 GB
1920*1072
Turkish 2.0
NR
Subtitles tr  
23.976 fps
1 hr 29 min
Seeds 15

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by adityakripalani 8 / 10

Talks about everything we're doing wrong as a species

In a microcosm you get to see what humans are doing wrong. The amount of time the filmmakers have spent with the subject of the film, shows in the level of intimacy that the camera has acquired in their lives. As if it's a pair of eyes. And not a camera. Making this a thoroughly engaging film.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 8 / 10

personal epic

Hatidze Muratova collects honey from local bees in rural North Macedonia. She's alone caring for her elderly mother. Times are getting tougher. A Turkish family moves in next door with their cattle. Then they start raising their own bees and conflict follows.This is a documentary of a woman and her bees. At first, I figured that it'd be a simple movie of beautiful poverty and living with nature. I did not expect the devastating neighbor drama and the tragic perseverance with her mother. I'm almost certain that some of the conversations have been recreated. In fact, the story is so great that I wonder if it has been manufactured. The chainsaw scene is just devastating. That whole conflict is so small and so important. This is a personal epic.
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