![]() Muratova and her mother live in Bekirlija, an abandoned mountainous village in North Macedonia, which is unreachable by regular roads. At 85, Nazife is blind and paralysed, and unable to leave their humble domicile. The documentary is entirely observational, with the viewer a fly - nay, a bee - on the wall as Hatidze methodically, lovingly tends to her flock, housed across a number of handwoven skeps and hives set into stone, and to her mother, who is totally reliant on her. It's both a compelling portrait of a singular, charismatic outsider and an allegory of the delicate relationship between humankind and nature the alarming decline of the global honey bee population colours the film without ever being directly addressed. Shot in stints over three years, with the co-directors and cameramen Fejmi Daut and Samir Ljuma camping out on location until their batteries dwindled, Honeyland attracted an unprecedented three prizes at Sundance, where it premiered in January of 2019, and was nominated for two Academy Awards: Best Documentary and Best International Feature. Their presence relieves her loneliness but ultimately disrupts the environmental equilibrium that is essential to the well-being of her bees and their honey - her livelihood. ![]() ![]() The arrival of an itinerant family via a trundling caravan brings excitement and, shortly thereafter, conflict to Hatidze's hitherto quiet life, however. Director Ljubo Stefanov says it is traditional in rural Macedonia for the youngest female child to stay at home and care for her parents in their old age. ![]()
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