Honeyland

Honeyland

  • Director:
  • Writer: Tamara Kotevska,Ljubomir Stefanov
  • Countries of origin: Republic of Macedonia
  • Language: Turkish, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian
  • Release date: July 26, 2019
  • Sound mix: 6-Track Stereo, Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: 蜂蜜之地
  • "Honeyland" is a documentary film directed by Tamara Kotvska and Lubo Stefanov, starring Hatiz Muratova and Hussein Sam, on January 28, 2019 It was screened at the 35th Sundance International Film Festival in the United States   .
    The film tells the story of a female beekeeper Hatiz Muratova in the mountains of North Macedonia because of the arrival of the nomad Hussein Sam’s family, her peaceful life began to be broken   .

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    Details

    • Release date July 26, 2019
    • Filming locations Bekirlija, Macedonia
    • Production companies Apolo Media, Trice Films

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $815,082

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $31,381

    Gross worldwide

    $5,321,053

    Movie reviews

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    • By Xzavier 2022-08-01 17:18:25

      Honeyland--This is a Sad Documentary

      "Half for me, half for you." This is the principle that the last female bee-picker on the European continent followed when harvesting honey. There is no doubt that "Honeyland" is one of the most recognized films of 2019. The film was nominated for a total of 47 international awards and won 34 awards, including two major nominations for Best International Film and Best...

    • By Leopoldo 2022-07-25 16:35:30

      A Hidden Life--About the Saints and Mortals

      I can't use the word "beautiful" to describe it, and I can't use the word "shock" to describe it, because it is a person's life, a person's real joys, sorrows, sorrows, sorrows, and sorrows. I'm an audience member, an outsider, and I may be in tears because of my emotional breakdown, but I'm not her. Suddenly, I understand why FF has always been obsessed with documentaries, because a person, a real...

    • By Luciano 2022-04-23 07:04:03

      HoneyHoney wants to say sorry to you

      The freshly overflowing honeycomb renders the wasteland golden yellow in the sunset. The red turban and yellow dress on the heroine make her look harmonious with the environment. She walks alone on the severely desertified mountain, accompanied by a highly socialized Species of structure - bees, thousands of bees often make a deafening noise when the camera is close, and the slate of the beehive is closed and everything is silent. She really lives outside the crowd and lives by selling a...

    • By Emilia 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      truth disturbs me

      The lens captures so much reality that it makes it impossible to ignore the presence of the camera. This level of realism is not completely immersive: even the most basic editing and framing will be opposed to the naked reality in the lens.

      Comparing the shooting of "Four Springs", the person holding the camera is a family member. Photography is a kind of participation and recording of life. The lens and reality are full of love and warmth as a family. In "Honey Land", the camera...

    • By Chelsey 2022-04-22 07:01:48

      Respect nature and embrace nature

      The protagonist is the only surviving beekeeper on this land in Europe. He lives in this barren by virtue of the survival rule of "take half, keep half". However, there are always people who violate the laws of nature, precisely because Their ignorance, this is the source of disaster. This movie tells us that we should obey the laws, obey the laws, and be in awe of nature. When we learn to embrace nature, we also learn how to survive. Only when we learn to restrain ourselves will we be...

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    • By Carol 2023-08-10 02:15:10

      It is between documentaries and dramas, but it does not feel deliberate at all. The story itself is a kind of testimony, which is very allegorical. The scene of bees flying in the sun, the sick mother in the simple and dark room, are all part of daily life, relying and companionship. The neighbor's entry, like all humans who intrude into the Primal Realm, is full of curiosity and energy, but also selfish and greedy. In the end, the mother asked if there would still be spring. The beekeeper was...

    • By Carter 2023-07-27 19:18:15

      8/10 I feel very calm after watching it. Spring, summer, autumn and winter, birth, old age, sickness and death, what has changed is the constant passage of time, people come and go, but what remains the same is the extreme loneliness and pure whiteness in the heart of beekeepers. In addition to the realization of life and suffering, there is also a reflection on the relationship between man and nature. The dedication of the production team is admirable, eliminating all artificiality and moving...

    • By Reyes 2023-05-09 05:50:37

      Am I being rude? no...

    • By Osvaldo 2023-04-09 18:39:57

      Every family is an...

    • By Anthony 2023-02-20 14:46:39

      The camera itself is an embedded moral weapon. How does watching, as an unfriendly third party, squeeze into those ugly and absurd lives? Are the humans under the camera still real humans? I am...

    Movie plot

    In the mountains of North Macedonia, Hatiz Muratova and her 80-year-old half-blind mother live in a remote mountain village more than 50 kilometers away from Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. There are no roads, electricity or running water, and no other residents can even be seen. There is only one dog and three cats to accompany the mother and daughter, and Hatiz’s other identity is a female beekeeper. Hatitz uses an ancient...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    The director used the prize money of the film's first award in Sarajevo to buy a new house for the heroine Hatiz Muratova in a neighboring village, where her relatives and friends still live.
    The director initiated a public welfare activity to buy mountain honey for the film, and the proceeds were used to solve the life difficulties of the two families of Hatiz Muratova and Hussein Sam. The other part was used as Hussein. In Sam's...
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    Shooting process

    The heroine Hatiz’s neighbor Hussein’s family are nomads and come to the filming location every season. During the filming of the film, the director did not notice the neighbor's arrival, because the director was focusing on shooting Hatitz's story, but later realized that he needed to show the biggest conflict between Hatitz and the environment in the film. Then she discovered that her story cannot be separated from the people like...
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    Movie quotes

    • Hatidze Muratova: Take half, leave half.