Honey Bee (2018 film)

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Honey Bee
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Directed byRama Rau
Written byBonnie Fairweather
Kathleen Hepburn
Produced bySally Karam
Starring Julia Sarah Stone
Martha Plimpton
Cinematography Steve Cosens
Edited byMichael Pierro
Music by Casey Manierka-Quaile
Release date
  • December 1, 2018 (2018-12-01)(Whistler)
Running time
93 minutes [1]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Honey Bee is a 2018 Canadian drama film written by Bonnie Fairweather and Kathleen Hepburn, directed by Rama Rau and starring Julia Sarah Stone and Martha Plimpton. It is Rau's narrative feature directorial debut. [1]

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Plot

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the 2018 Whistler Film Festival, and was released commercially on September 20, 2019. [1] [2]

Reception

The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. [3] Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail awarded the film two and a half stars out of four. [1]

Norman Wilner of Now gave the film a positive review and wrote that it "doesn’t break new ground for this sort of drama, but it distinguishes itself in its slow accumulation of small moments." [4]

Andrew Parker of TheGATE.ca also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Anchored by Stone’s best performance to date as the caustic, but perceptive and often sympathetic Natalie, Honey Bee is a character drama that succeeds at every level." [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Wheeler, Brad (September 17, 2019). "Julia Sarah Stone excels in the otherwise mild character study Honey Bee". The Globe & Mail. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  2. 1 2 Parker, Andrew (March 23, 2019). "REVIEW: HONEY BEE". TheGATE.ca. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Honey Bee". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
  4. ↑ Wilner, Norman (September 19, 2019). "Review: Honey Bee is a simple, straightforward and powerful Canadian feature". Now. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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