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More Than Honey

2012 · Movie · NR · 90 min

7.5(101)unSUB Rating

Documentary

This globe-spanning documentary explores the fragile world of honeybees, moving from small-scale beekeeping to industrial pollination across multiple countries. Along the way, it looks at how modern farming pressures, chemicals, and changing practices may be linked to widespread bee losses, while offering striking close-up views of life inside the hive.

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Details
Years
2012
Release date
2012-08-11
Language
German
Rated
NR
Runtime
90 min
Max quality
HD
TMDB rating (input)
7.2/10 (101 votes)
About

You’ll likely enjoy this if you want an eye-opening, visually rich documentary about food systems and nature that can feel urgent and sad at times; Not for you if you want light viewing or dislike unsettling real-world footage.

Pros: stunning close-up visuals; informative global scope; thought-provoking and emotional | Cons: often bleak tone; some disturbing scenes; niche topic focus

Themes

  • beehive
  • agriculture
  • nature
  • pesticide
  • bee
  • pollination
  • environment
  • organic agriculture
  • environmentalist

Awards & recognition

  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2014 · nominated

Cast & crew

  • Fred Jaggi

    Fred Jaggi

    as Self

  • Randolf Menzel

    Randolf Menzel

    as Self

  • LS

    Liane Singer

    as Self

  • Heidrun Singer

    Heidrun Singer

    as Self

  • John Hurt

    John Hurt

    as Narrator (english voice)

  • Charles Berling

    Charles Berling

    as Narrator (french voice)

  • Robert Hunger-Bühler

    Robert Hunger-Bühler

    as Narrator (german voice)

  • JM

    John Miller

    as Self

Directed by Markus Imhoof