Honey Bee | |
Director: | Rama Rau |
Producer: | Sally Karam |
Starring: | Julia Sarah Stone Martha Plimpton |
Music: | Casey Manierka-Quaile |
Cinematography: | Steve Cosens |
Editing: | Michael Pierro |
Runtime: | 93 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English |
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.
The film was released on September 20, 2019.
The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews.[1] Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.[2]
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."[3]
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."[4]