For the animated short, see Honeyland (1935 film).
Honeyland
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Tamara Kotevska Ljubomir Stefanov
Produced by
Atanas Georgiev
Starring
Hatidže Muratova
Cinematography
Fejmi Daut Samir Ljuma
Edited by
Atanas Georgiev
Music by
Foltin
Production companies
Trice Films
Apolo Media[1]
Distributed by
Trice Films[2]
Release date
28 January 2019 (2019-01-28) (Sundance)
Running time
87 minutes
Country
North Macedonia
Language
Balkan Gagauz[3][4][a]
Box office
$1,315,037[5][6]
Honeyland (Macedonian: Медена земја, romanized: Medena zemja) is a 2019 Macedonian documentary film that was directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov. It portrays the life of Hatidže Muratova, a lonely beekeeper of wild bees who lives in the remote mountain village of Bekirlija and follows her lifestyle before and after neighbors move in nearby. The film was initially planned as a short film documenting the region surrounding the river Bregalnica but its area of focus changed when the directors met Hatidže. Honeyland received its world premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival on 28 January and it has grossed $1,315,037.
Filming of Honeyland lasted three years, and 400 hours of footage were filmed. Several environmental topics are explored, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and exploitation of natural resources. The directors primarily focused on the visual aspects and wanted to portray humanity's balance with the ecosystem through Hatidže, and consumerism and resource depletion through her neighbors. The documentary also portrays Hatidže's relationships with her bedridden mother and her neighbors. Honeyland contains elements of several documentary styles, including fly on the wall, direct cinema, and cinéma vérité.
Honeyland received universal critical acclaim from film critics, who praised its attention to detail and applauded its conservationist message. The documentary received numerous awards and nominations at film festivals, including three awards at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and two nominations at the 92nd Academy Awards in the categories for Best International Feature Film and Best Documentary Feature. Honeyland is the first documentary to receive a nomination in both categories in the history of the Oscars.
^Witty, Stephen (28 January 2019). "'Honeyland': Sundance Review". Screendaily. Archived from the original on 2 October 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
^"Film #84818: Honeyland". Lumiere. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
^"Honeyland / Directors' Statement". USC Cinematic Arts. 2019. Archived from the original on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^Bentley, Jean (30 September 2019). "How 'Honeyland' Documentary Found Its Beekeeping Protagonist in Rural Macedonia". IndieWire. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
^"Honeyland (2019)". Box Office Mojo. 16 April 2020. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
^"Honeyland (2019)". The Numbers. 26 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 May 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha> tags or {{efn}} templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}} template or {{notelist}} template (see the help page).
Honeyland (Macedonian: Медена земја, romanized: Medena zemja) is a 2019 Macedonian documentary film that was directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir...
The Honeylands, originally the Honeylands Children's Sanatorium and later the Honeylands Children's Centre was a hospital in Exeter, Devon used as a children's...
given international prominence through the Oscar-nominated 2019 film Honeyland, in which the protagonist is an ethnic Macedonian Turk and mostly speaks...
Macedonian filmmaker best known for co-directing the 2019 documentary Honeyland with Tamara Kotevska. The documentary received two nominations at the...
August 1993) is a Macedonian filmmaker best known for her 2019 documentary Honeyland. Kotevska was born in Prilep, Republic of Macedonia (now North Macedonia)...
subsequently written and directed Dust and Shadows. In 2020, the documentary Honeyland (2019) directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov, received nominations...
Documentary Nominations: 'Apollo 11', 'American Factory', 'The Cave', 'Honeyland', Others Make The Cut". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 23, 2019...
been nominated for an Academy Award, namely Before the Rain (1994) and Honeyland (2019). The first film to be produced on the territory of the present-day...
the original on 2010-06-02. Retrieved 2010-09-10. "Mono Floral Honeys". Honeyland.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2010-01-11. Retrieved 2010-09-10...
Municipality. It is the setting of the Academy Award-nominated documentary film Honeyland, which depicts it as an abandoned village with no electricity and inhabited...
musical score and the first one to do so for a dramatic musical score. Honeyland became the first film to be nominated for both Best International Feature...
Featured cartoons : Tick Tock Tuckered (1944), Sniffles Takes a Trip (1940), Honeyland (1935), By Word of Mouse (1954) 589 134 "Quizzer on the Street" August 9...
Guardian. 27 February 2014. "A honey-collecting odyssey". 8 June 2003. Honeyland, 2019 documentary set in North Macedonia Eva Crane: The world history...
Fever United States Traditional The Hillbilly United States Traditional Honeyland United States Traditional The Hunting Season United States Traditional...
Mother by Beniamino Barrese Gaza by Garry Keane and Andrew McConnell Honeyland by Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska Lapü by Juan Pablo Polanco and...
Ipetumodu City Nickname: Ipetu Alape Motto(s): Center of creativity and Honeyland Ipetumodu Coordinates: 7°29′59.55″N 4°26′49.76″E / 7.4998750°N 4.4471556°E...
(2013) Summer 1993 (2017) Leave No Trace (2018) Minding the Gap (2018) Honeyland (2019) Metacritic listed the following as the top ten highest rated films...
Nominated—BIFA Award for Best British Independent Film July 26, 2019 Honeyland Critics' Choice Documentary Award for Best First Documentary Feature National...
is also the only documentary to receive a nomination for Best Sound. Honeyland became the first documentary to be nominated for both Best International...
2011 (2011-04-26) March 15, 2015 35 5 "The Power Drain: The Hunters of Honeyland" ("The Power is Absorbed! The Hunters of Honey Land") Transliteration:...
Global Information