Tell It to the Bees
2018 · Movie · NR · 106 min · ★ 7.5 · 52% critics
A doctor returns to her small Scottish hometown to take over her late father’s practice. After treating a bullied boy, she introduces him to her backyard beehives, and their growing bond draws his struggling mother into her life—sparking a tender connection that clashes with the town’s strict expectations.
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Details
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2019-05-03
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Max quality
- SD
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.5/10 (473 votes)
About
If you enjoy intimate, taboo-era romances with a gentle, bittersweet mood and community pressure, this may work for you; Not for you if you want fast pacing or subtle conflict—think My Policeman or Firebird.
Pros: tender period romance; strong lead performances; emotional, intimate tone | Cons: familiar tropes; uneven character development; bees feel forced
Themes
- based on novel or book
- scotland
- lesbian relationship
- working class
- lgbt
- woman director
- 1950s
- failed marriage
- beekeeper
- lesbian
Cast & crew
Anna Paquin
as Jean Markham
Holliday Grainger
as Lydia Weekes
Emun Elliott
as Robert Weekes
Steven Robertson
as Jim
Lauren Lyle
as Annie Stock
Gregor Selkirk
as Charlie Weekes
Kate Dickie
as Pam Stock
Billy Boyd
as Older Charlie (voice)
Euan Mason
as John
- ZH
Zara Howell
as Chanting Girl 2
Directed by Annabel Jankel