More Than Honey (2012)

An in-depth look at honeybee colonies in California, Switzerland, China and Australia.

Director:

Markus Imhoof

Writers:

Markus Imhoof, Kerstin Hoppenhaus (co-writer)

Stars:

Fred Jaggi, Randolf Menzel, John Miller

9 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fred Jaggi	...	Self
Randolf Menzel	...	Self
John Miller	...	Self
Liane Singer	...	Self
Heidrun Singer	...	Self
Zhao Su Zhang	...	Self
Fred Terry	...	Self
Boris Baer	...	Self
Joseph MacIlvaine	...	Self
André Maritz	...	Self
Layne Pauly	...	Self
Robert Schneider	...	Self
Eric Robinson	...	Self (as Eric 'Rebo' Robinson)
Elisabeth Schild	...	Self
Tiffany Bate	...	Self

Storyline

An in-depth look at honeybee colonies in California, Switzerland, China and Australia.

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Plot Keywords:

bees | honey | colony collapse disorder | beehive | killer bees | 

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Genres:

Documentary

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Certificate:

Unrated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Official submission of Switzerland to the Oscars 2014 best foreign language film category.

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Connections

Featured in Toni Erdmann (2016)

User Reviews

As informative as it is entertaining: great stuff (and neither sweet nor sticky)

This film has a very rare 100% rating on 'Rotten Tomatoes' (just for comparison, 'Gravity' has 97%), which is one of the reasons I wanted to check it out. Another reason would be that it was recommended to me by people who are normally more into films like 'Die Hard' or 'Starship Troopers'. Now, having seen the movie, I can clearly see why that is.

This beautiful documentary has a lot more to offer than just information (as interesting, disturbing and educating said information definitely is); what you get here is also great, cinematic entertainment. There are characters in this film - the old beekeeper, for instance - which made me laugh out loud, and then there are moments of such breathtaking beauty I nearly cried.

And the cinematography - wow; just: wow! I don't know how they got to film the bees so close; if it was done with CGI or other computer tricks, the effects would certainly be Oscar-worthy. As far as I'm concerned, this masterpiece can compete with anything in the 'blockbuster' category that Hollywood has put out recently.

Great, informative entertainment and a visual feast, this film will make you see bees with different eyes. My vote: 10 out of 10.

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

Switzerland Germany Austria

Language:

German Swiss German English Mandarin

Release Date:

8 November 2012 (Germany)

Also Known As:

More Than Honey

Filming Locations:

Switzerland

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,225, 16 June 2013

Gross USA:

$79,772

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,605,888

Company Credits

Production Co:

Zero One Film, Allegro Film, Thelma Film AG

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1