People to people, Hatiz lives in the remote Macedonian plateau with her elderly and bedridden mother. Taking care of her mother is a tiring job, and Hatiz makes it part of her daily routine. Hatiz's peaceful life was broken by a family of nomads who migrated from far away. She, who has not experienced the fireworks in the world for a long time, brought some joy and some trouble to her peaceful life because of the arrival of this family.
People and animals, Hatiz is one of the few people in Macedonia who has mastered the original skills of beekeeping, and she always follows the one-for-one promise with the bees, the secret to the quality and quantity of honey she harvests, because beekeeping is her Life brings a little benefit, so that her life is not so embarrassing. Her nomadic neighbor, who felt like he could make a fortune from beekeeping too, didn't expect his and Hatiz's bees to be wiped out because of his insatiable honey intake.
People and nature, the vast Macedonian plateau is hot in summer and extremely cold in winter. No other crops can grow on this land. Hatiz's only source of income is honey, so she is in awe of the infertile land. The hole gets the species of bees, but they don't kill them all. The occasional plane flying over the sky shows that the world has been surrounded by modern life, but the plateau where Hatiz lives seems to be a forgotten corner of the world.
Only when people live in places where material conditions are extremely scarce can people discover the real precious things in life. What are the most precious things for Hatiz? Mom, the bees, the radio, the neighbor, it's all, and none of it.
Excellent works do not need to be inherited and transferred, but only need to be recorded truthfully. The director of this film undoubtedly spent a lot of time cultivating the relationship with the subjects, patiently and meticulously recording daily life, and even eating and living together, in order to cut out such a work that is close to reality. Excellent. I give 5 stars.
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