Movie

Tell It to the Bees

2019 · 106 min

A hushed, tender period romance that simmers with quiet longing and the ache of secrets held in a small, watchful town.

Tagline: Some secrets are too powerful to keep.
Overview: Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia into Jean's world.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and tense. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, sexuality, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
sexuality
isolation
family
identity
Places: small town
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild