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]

Honey Bee
Directed byRama Rau
Written byBonnie Fairweather
Kathleen Hepburn
Produced bySally Karam
StarringJulia Sarah Stone
Martha Plimpton
CinematographySteve Cosens
Edited byMichael Pierro
Music byCasey Manierka-Quaile
Release date
  • September 20, 2019 (2019-09-20) (Toronto)
Running time
93 minutes[1]
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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The film was released on September 20, 2019.[1][2]

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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]

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  1. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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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