Honeyland

85 mins • NR

Showings

Lark Theater Sun, Feb 16, 2020 4:10 PM
Lark Theater Tue, Feb 18, 2020 6:00 PM
Lark Theater Wed, Feb 19, 2020 10:00 AM
Lark Theater Fri, Feb 21, 2020 4:00 PM
Lark Theater Tue, Feb 25, 2020 8:15 PM
Lark Theater Wed, Feb 26, 2020 2:00 PM
Lark Theater Thu, Feb 27, 2020 5:00 PM
Lark Theater Fri, Feb 28, 2020 10:00 AM
Lark Theater Sat, Feb 29, 2020 5:30 PM
Lark Theater Tue, Mar 3, 2020 8:30 PM
Lark Theater Thu, Mar 5, 2020 1:45 PM
Lark Theater Fri, Mar 6, 2020 2:30 PM
Lark Theater Mon, Mar 9, 2020 4:00 PM
Film Info
Event Type:Movie
Release Year:2019
Rating:NR
Genre:Documentary | Drama
Cast/Crew Info
Director:Tamara Kotevska | Ljubomir Stefanov

Description

HONEYLAND


Nestled in an isolated mountain region deep within the Balkans, Hatidze Muratova lives with her ailing mother in a village without roads, electricity or running water. She's the last in a long line of Macedonian wild beekeepers, eking out a living farming honey in small batches to be sold in the closest city -- a mere four hours' walk away. Hatidze's peaceful existence is thrown into upheaval by the arrival of an itinerant family, with their roaring engines, seven rambunctious children and herd of cattle. Hatidze optimistically meets the promise of change with an open heart, offering up her affections, her brandy and her tried-and-true beekeeping advice.It doesn't take long however, before Hussein, the itinerant family's patriarch, senses opportunity and develops an interest in selling his own honey. Hussein has seven young mouths to feed and nowhere to graze his cattle, and he soon casts Hatidze's advice aside in his hunt for profit. This causes a breach in the natural order that provokes a conflict with Hatidze that exposes the fundamental tension between nature and humanity, harmony and discord, exploitation and sustainability. Even as the family provides a much-needed respite from Hatidze's isolation and loneliness, her very means of survival are threatened.


"This is one of the best movies of the year... Over and over again while I was watching it, I was asking myself 'How did they get that shot?'"
FilmWeek


"Honeyland really is a miraculous feat, shot over three years as if by invisible camera - not a single furtive glance is directed towards the film-makers. "
Guardian