Honeyland

The Balkan Grey Gardens! In this unforgettable documentary we follow the Macedonian honey gatherer Haditze and her bedridden mother, in their battle against a nomadic family who moves in next door and threaten to destroy the natural balance of things. The filmmakers have created a delicate and beautiful film about the fragility of humanity’s relationship with nature.

Almost completely isolated from the surrounding world, Haditze and her mother live in an abandoned Macedonian village. The director duo followed them through a three-year period, and from the raw material they gathered, they have carved a unique and complex story, which on the surface looks like a simple and straightforward tale – and that resonates deeply. After the film’s premiere at Sundance, where it won Best Documentary, Honeyland was universally acclaimed by critics.