
European Premiere
Tell It to the Bees
by Annabel Jankel
Country / Year
United Kingdom / 2018
Duration
106 Min.
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Direction
Annabel Jankel
Cast
Anna Paquin,
Holliday Grainger,
Emun Elliott,
Steven Robertson,
Lauren Lyle,
Gregor Selkirk,
Kate Dickie
Scotland in the mid-1950s: after a failed marriage, Lydia suddenly has to cope as a single mother. In addition to financial hardship, the factory worker also worries about her son, Charlie, who is being bullied at school. When one day, he ends up at the doctor’s. Taking care of his minor injuries is doctor and beekeeper Jean who only recently returned to her Scottish hometown. Fascinated by her bee colony, Charlie finds an ally in Jean. Lydia also befriends the helpful doctor and begins to see her with different eyes. While the two women get closer and a mutual affection begins to develop their conservative fellow citizens are neither amused nor willing to tolerate their relationship.