Honeyland Reviews
It’s an interesting movie/documentary.. The captions didn’t always work so you don’t know what they’re saying.. thank you. It would be good for kids in the states to watch so they can see how people live in other parts of the world.
One of my most favorite documentaries of all time. Beautifully filmed and compelling drama in a transportative film.
watching this now-it sure puts things in perspective when you think you have it bad-1 star off for the CRUELTY to animals
Heartwarming and beautiful movie that will sure to make you shed some tears
Scenically documented a harsh lifestyle with thematically impactful glimpses, inadvertently reviving the similar storytelling priorly prompted in "Pather Panchali" with condensed idealness. It flows patiently and gracefully, but it lacks eventful resonance. (B-)
Honey plays a backdrop to a documentary which feels at its most fascinating just by portraying how life plays out for itinerant, gypsy like families in far outposts of Eastern Europe. Macedonia is like anywhere else in Europe for most people but there remains a large minority of the population who live this earthy existence. What amazes me is just how diverse their life skills are and how brilliantly improvisational they are. They approach nature with no fear and are at one with heir surroundings whereas most of us all n the modern world would be lost without the usual trappings. I'd last a couple of days in my own in the wild whereas yo this lot it's just easy. Reminds me how much health and safety has contorted our perceptions of risk…much for the worse. I was captivated by the documentary until the final quarter of an hour which dragged a bit.
Fabuloso. Dá pra dizer mais nada, assista.
Endearing, touching, stoic and one of the most beautiful films I have ever seen. I cannot shake off the beekeeper's images from my head. She is such a beautiful human being!
A compelling story of life, trade, and culture. Set in rural Macedonia, the film tells the story of a beekeeper caring for her ailing mother—and bees—in an unforgiving but picturesque region. - Christopher Bonine
AN EXCEPTIONAL DOCUMENTARY! I was in awe from beginning to end. Every scene was captivating. Very touching and makes you appreciate what you have. This is a true gem of cinema. Please watch it with friends and family.
I found it difficult to accept that this lovely, dramatic film is a documentary. If it truly is, it was very well edited. It has a dramatic arc and subplots, and beautiful though desolate Macedonian scenery. The honey-gathering bee-whisperer at the center is a middle-aged woman of Turkish ethnicity, who projects competence and compassion in dealing with her bedridden mother and a newly arrived neighbor family.
A very unique narrative documentary, because of the remarkable, lonely, grueling, and vanishing lifestyle of Hatitzde, the wild beekeeper in the middle of nowhere in Macedonia. Her individual story carries a more universal message about sustainable living.
Annoying incompetent neighbors are a universal language.
An outstanding and intimate documentary of the struggle of the old ways of life of wild honey collecting in modern Macedonia and its confrontation with a group of travelers. The beauty and the suffering of the human condition is laid bare here. I was moved to see it twice.
Honeyland is an extrodinary well shot beauty that tells well of the struggles of living in a small turkish community that is not much of a town nor a village. It is emotional and captivating, telling about beekeeping and neighbors needing the same thing that is limited. It's wild.
Hatidze captured my attention as soon as the camera set on her - the resilience, tenderness, love for nature, and for the bees make her a wonderful protagonist. Filming this is a truly incredible feat, really makes you wonder - how do they capture such fascinating shots? An absolute must-see!