Directors - Tamara Kotevska, Ljubomir Stefanov
Camera - Fejmi Daut, Samir Ljuma
Music - Foltin
Cast - Hatidze Muratova, Nazife Muratova, Hussein Sam, Ljutvie Sam
Producer - Atanas Georgiev
Production - Apolo Media
In a deserted Macedonian village, Hatidze, a fiftysomething woman, trudges up a hillside to check her bee colonies nestled in the rocks. Serenading them with a secret chant, she gently maneuvers the honeycomb without netting or gloves. Back at her homestead, Hatidze tends to her handmade hives and her bedridden mother, occasionally heading to the capital to market her wares. One day, an itinerant family installs itself next door, and Hatidze’s peaceful kingdom gives way to roaring engines, seven shrieking children, and 150 cows.
AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS -
Oscar ’20 – Nominations for Best International Feature Film, Best Documentary Feature
Sundance ’19 – Grand Jury Prize/World Cinema – Documentary, Cinematography Award/World Cinema – Documentary, World Cinema Documentary Special Jury Award