Honeyland ... gives us a privileged look into the life of someone we will never meet, it transports us to a place we will never visit, and it’s the distillation of the environmental and social problems that we must somehow solve if humanity is to survive.

| Jul 19, 2023

In her mysterious way, Hatidze’s character is as gorgeous and singular as the breathtaking images collected by cinematographers Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma.

| Jun 5, 2023

Haditze's character and situation may not appeal to everyone, but those who tune in to it will recognise that Honeyland is a rare achievement.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2022

Cinematographers Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma take a very fly-on-the-wall approach, always in observation mode even in instances when you wish they would intervene.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 21, 2022

Honeyland is a beautiful film - both physically (the cinematography is lush and lovely) and emotionally. Hatidze's story is one of patience and care, diligence and love.

| Oct 21, 2021

Honeyland is an extraordinary film: beautiful and terrifying, cautionary and celebratory, wise and innocent.

| Oct 21, 2021

An extraordinary documentary both in terms of subject and craft, Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov's Honeyland is an immersive and deeply moving portrait of the delicate balance of life and traditions in rural Macedonia.

| Oct 21, 2021

Honeyland is built on a foundation of an intimate connection between filmmakers and subject.

| Oct 21, 2021

Honeyland is an extraordinary ethnographic observational documentary that shows us the joys and hardships in the daily life of Hatizde Muratove...

| Oct 21, 2021

Directors Ljubo Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska show the same infinite patience and care in telling the story of their subject, a Macedonian beekeeper named Hatidze, that Hatidze shows in caring for her bees.

| Oct 21, 2021

Episode 47: Doc Talk Part 3 / Hail Satan? / American Factory / Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese / Honeyland / The Image Book

| Original Score: 74/100 | Oct 18, 2021

A touching and intimate glimpse into the world of nomadic beekeeping with stunning cinematography and a compelling subject matter.

| Original Score: 9/10 | May 5, 2021

It shows us a world so different from ours, but is still immediately recognizable and relevant.

| Jan 28, 2021

This visually appealing piece of cinéma vérité represents an extraordinary journey.

| Dec 8, 2020

Merging a vérité ethos with hyperpolished execution, the intimacy of the filmmakers' access and a painterly, chiaroscuro aesthetic invite a particular type of wonder.

| Dec 4, 2020

Shot with the backdrop of the dwindling bee population, looming climate change, and the demands of worldwide consumerism, Honeyland screams with environmental urgency...

| Nov 17, 2020

It's impossible to watch Honeyland and not wonder what becomes of Hatidze when the camera goes away.

| Jul 31, 2020

In these moments, for the moment, joy and hope still exist.

| Jul 30, 2020

This eye-opener about a honey-harvesting elderly woman in rural Macedonia is (yes) sweet, but (yes again) it stings.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jun 22, 2020

A tender story about human endurance

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 13, 2020