Credited cast: | |||
Richard Roxburgh | ... | Flip (English version) (voice) | |
Kodi Smit-McPhee | ... | Willy (English version) (voice) | |
Noah Taylor | ... | Crawley (English version) (voice) | |
Jacki Weaver | ... | Buzzlina Von Beena (English version) (voice) | |
Miriam Margolyes | ... | The Queen (voice) | |
Coco Jack Gillies | ... | Maya (English version) (voice) | |
Justine Clarke | ... | Miss Cassandra (English version) (voice) | |
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Heather Mitchell | ... | Thekla the Spider / Nurse (voice) |
Andy McPhee | ... | Hank (English version) (voice) | |
Cosma Shiva Hagen | ... | Frau Kassandra (German version) (voice) | |
David Collins | ... | Arnie (English version) (voice) | |
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Alexs Stadermann | ... | Additional Voices (voice) |
Nina Hagen | ... | Gunilla (German version) (voice) | |
Cam Ralph | ... | Momo the Moth / Additional Voices (voice) | |
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Constantin von Jascheroff | ... | Eddy (German version) (voice) |
Freshly hatched bee Maya is a little whirlwind and won't follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules is not to trust the hornets that live beyond the meadow. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are suspected and Maya is thought to be their accomplice. No one believes that she is the innocent victim and no one will stand by her except for her good-natured and best friend Willy. After a long and eventful journey to the hornets hive Maya and Willy soon discover the true culprit and the two friends finally bond with the other residents of the opulent meadow. Written by Anonymous
'Maya the Bee' Movie is a lovely and very sweet film for children (and children at heart) of all ages.
We are introduced to the uber colourful world of a sweet little bee called Maya. She is trying to find her way in the world, asking anyone and everyone she meets questions such as, "who am I?" and "where do I fit in?"; much the same questions as I'd imagine my 2 y.o. daughter will start asking sooner than I'd like!
Inquisitive little Maya just can't seem to stay out of trouble! Along the way, she meets all sorts of creatures in the meadow outside the hive, including Flip (voiced by the very handsome Aussie actor, Richard Roxburgh; check out the TV show 'Rake' all you mums out there ;) ), as well as an assortment of other cute, vibrant, and hilarious creatures and insects (loved the crazy-eyed ant soldiers, and the dung beetle- so funny).
I just loved this film. It's a really sweet, innocent, feel-good story, and what a treat to watch; the animation is just second to none- it really blew me away! You find yourself really immersed in the whole world that's been so deftly created and in Maya's quest to 'find herself'.
I highly recommend this film to any parents out there struggling to find movies for their kids to watch that are more than just the same-old wham-bam violent rubbish that I keep seeing around nowadays.
Go, Maya!!