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Honeyland
Медена земја
2019 · Film · documentary · 89 min
Directed by Ljubomir Stefanov, Tamara Kotevska
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.
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I am shocked that nobody has yet brought up the 2019 Macedonian film, Honeyland! https://m.imdb.com/title/tt8991268/
An excellent must-watch film if you are interested in natural beekeeping!
Review from the same publication as OP: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-front-row/honeyland-reviewed-a-gripping-frustrating-documentary-about-a-beekeepers-fragile-isolation / (no paywall: https://archive.is/qspek)
Good time to plug the incredible Honeyland documentary.[0] It's rather short and doesn't have any explicit lesson in mind but somehow it was one of the few documentaries I find myself regularly thinking about over and over and learning new lessons from.
[0] https://honeyland.earth/
Honeyland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeyland
There's this Godard quote which sums this one up for me: "All great fiction films tend towards documentary, just as all great documentaries tend towards fiction." (I think the director mentioned it in an interview too?)
Love the idea. I'll have to browse their lists and look for some new movies to watch.
I did notice North Macedonia is missing from the list so here are a couple of recommendations for amazing movies (imo) for those interested:
- Honeyland (2019, Oscar nominee, Documentary)
- Before the Rain (1994, Oscar nominee, Drama)
- Bal-Can-Can (2005, 2nd highest grossing)
- Secret Ingredient (2017, comedy)
Highly recommend the documentary “Honeyland”, about a poor Macedonian beekeeper.