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Tell It to the Bees ()


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In 1950s small town Britain, a doctor develops a relationship with her young patient's mother.

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Older Charlie (voice)
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Charlie Weekes
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Dr. Jean Markham
Euan Mason ...
John
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Lydia Weekes
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Annie Stock
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Pam Stock
Lauren Annie Boyle ...
Chanting Girl #1 (as Lauren Boyle)
Zara Howell ...
Chanting Girl #2
Violet Fluendy ...
Chanting Girl #3
Kaidon McGrath ...
Bully
Liam Meghan ...
Billy
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Mrs. Bewick
Joni Samson ...
Connie
Isaac Jenkins ...
Tim Bewick
Farah Samson ...
Iris
Leo Hoyte-Egan ...
George
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Robert Weekes
Sarah McCardie ...
Mrs. Robson
Steven Robertson ...
Jim
Alexa Snell ...
Meg
Michael O'Connor ...
Peter
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Irene
Tori Burgess ...
Young Rose
Kyle Fitzpatrick ...
Rose Attacker #1
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Rose Attacker #2
Craig O'Hara ...
Rose Attacker #3
Ben Bradley ...
The Grocer
Declan Gemmell ...
Jimmy
Penny Sharp ...
Abortionist
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Andrew ...
Miner (uncredited)

Directed by

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Annabel Jankel

Written by

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Henrietta Ashworth ... (screenplay by:)
 
Jessica Ashworth ... (screenplay by)
 
Fiona Shaw ... (based on the novel by)

Produced by

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Daisy Allsop ... producer
Andrew Boswell ... executive producer
Nik Bower ... producer
James Cotton ... line producer
Tomas Eskilsson ... co-producer: Film I Vast
Lizzie Francke ... executive producer
Nick Hill ... producer
Annabel Jankel ... producer
Hannah Leader ... co-producer
Ross McKenzie ... executive producer
Deepak Nayar ... executive producer
Alison Owen ... executive producer
Laure Vaysse ... producer
Sunny Vohra ... executive producer
Sean Wheelan ... co-producer

Music by

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Claire M Singer

Cinematography by

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Bartosz Nalazek

Editing by

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Jon Harris
Maya Maffioli

Editorial Department

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Laura Borowsky ... digital intermediate account executive
Tom Cairns ... digital intermediate assistant
Michelle Cort ... additional colourist
Brenda Finster ... digital intermediate producer
Travis Flynn ... digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor
Stuart Fyvie ... colourist
Ian Garland ... assistant editor
Alexis Gudinchet ... additional online editor
Kallis Kyriacou ... assistant editor
Ellen Lundy ... editorial trainee
John Percival ... on-line editor
Ruth Rowland ... artist: lettering
Jonathan Taylor ... delivery: paperwork
René Taylor ... picture post producer (as Rene Taylor)

Casting By

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Daniel Hubbard ... (as Dan Hubbard)

Production Design by

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Andy Harris

Art Direction by

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Caroline Grebbell ... standy art director
Jean Kerr
Stephen Mason
Nandie Narishkin

Costume Design by

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Alison Mitchell ... (as Ali Mitchell)

Makeup Department

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Helen Cannon ... Hair and Make Up Designer
Christine Close ... hair & makeup daily
Isobel Donald ... hair & makeup daily
Wendy Kemp Forbes ... hair & makeup supervisor (as Wendy Kemp-Forbes)
Megan Lore Gardner ... hair & makeup trainee
Claire McAndrew ... hair & makeup daily
Nicola Muldoon ... hair & makeup daily
Sharon Murray ... hair & makeup daily
Lucy Primrose ... hair & makeup daily
Trefor Proud ... makeup artist: to Anna Paquin
Cheryl Tait ... hair & makeup trainee
Michelle Watson ... hair & makeup daily

Production Management

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Laura Brook ... production executive
Lucie Graves ... post production executive
Harriet Gunn ... unit manager
Emma Kayee ... production manager: BFI
Barry Laird ... unit manager
Richard Lloyd ... post-production supervisor
Fiona Morham ... head of production: BFI
Amy Palin-Tune ... unit manager
Jill Pryde ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stephanie Bryant ... assistant director trainee (as Steph Bryant)
Robyn Henderson ... first assistant director
Jamie Hetherington ... second assistant director
Raluca Staruiala ... third assistant director
Kathleen Wishart ... second assistant director: prep period (as Kath Wishart)

Art Department

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Leanne Boyd ... properties
Jaye Brown ... production buyer (as Jaye Mercury Brown)
Temple Clark ... storyboard artist
Samantha Jay Cliff ... graphic designer
Liam Collins ... properties
Sara Dillon ... petty cash buyer
Kit Falck ... art department assistant
Duncan Griffiths ... lead standby props
Lewis Lyle ... properties
Elizabeth Marcussen ... production buyer
Caroline McDonald ... graphic designer
Fiona Mclean ... petty cash buyer
Paul McNamara ... property master
Kevin Mitchell ... dressing props
Erin Moore ... prop coordinator
Doug Tiplady ... properties
David Weatherstone ... properties
Angus West ... construction

Sound Department

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Aris Anastassopoulos ... production sound mixer
Nick Baldock ... adr mixer
Aran Clifford ... sound mix technician
Elliott Elsey ... adr recordist
Oliver Ferris ... foley assistant / foley editing
Sue Harding ... foley artist
Sophia Hardman ... foley editing / foley mixer
Craig Irving ... re-recording mixer
Vivien Jordan ... audio post producer
Xena Kirby ... sound mix technician
Jeff Levy ... original dialogue mixer
Michael Lindsay ... sound assistant
Daniel Mager ... first assistant sound (as Dan Mager)
Kian McClure ... adr recordist
Tom Melling ... sound mix technician
William Miller ... assistant mixer
Jaime Sotelo ... first assistant sound
Max Walsh ... assistant mixer
Christopher Wilson ... dialogue editor
Gunnar Óskarsson ... supervising sound designer / supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

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Russell McGovern ... special effects coordinator: Artem
Robin Pollok ... special effects coordinator: Artem

Visual Effects by

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Priya Prakash Ahiwale ... Lighting Artist : Anibrain
Vipra Ajmera ... production manager: Root VFX
Mukherjee Aniruddha ... compositing supervisor: Anibrain
Alan Banis ... comp
Piyush Bardekar ... lighting td
Binod Kumar Das ... lead modeler
Alldin Dauti ... cg artist
Brenda Finster ... DI producer
Federica Foresti ... cg artist
Urban Forsberg ... effects technical director
Henrik Friberg ... visual effects producer: Haymaker
Rickard Germundsson ... visual effects producer: Haymaker
Roshan Ghatkar ... lighting td
Sandeep Ghorpade ... Lead Lighting Artist / lighting td
Kartik Gurunathan ... fx lead
Sonny Hamberg ... compositor
Uel Hormann ... visual effects post supervisor
Florentin Ionita ... compositor
Shashank Jadhav ... digital compositor: Anibrain
Kenny Jakobsson ... in-house post production supervisor: Filmgate
Kevin Jayavala ... artist
Nick Kostomarov ... compositor (as Nikolay Kostomarov)
Elin Kothe ... matte painter
Mani Bhushan Kumar ... cg supervisor
Linus Lindbalk ... matte painter
Christian Lindholm ... matte painter
K. Mahesh ... production coordinator (as Mahesh K)
Martin Malmqvist ... lead compositor
K. Murali ... roto/prep artist (as Murali K)
Daniel Nielsen ... visual effects project manager: Filmgate
Henrik Norin ... technical support
Anders Nyman ... visual effects supervisor
Per Nyman ... compositor
Magnus Olsson ... cg artist
Jil Patel ... Artist: visual effects / artist (as Jill Patel)
Gaurav Pawar ... artist
Ramesh Petwal ... digital compositor
Deshpandey Pushkar ... fx artist
Prasad R. ... roto/prep artist (as Prasad R)
Krantikumar Rawat ... lighting artist
R. Gopi Reddy ... roto/prep artist (as Gopi R)
Raja Reddy ... roto/prep artist (as Raja Mohan Reddy)
Ramana Reddy ... studio manager: Rhinestone VFX
Rami Reddy ... roto/prep artist
Thirupathi Reddy ... lead: rotoprep
Denis Reva ... compositor
Jessie Rosbäck ... visual effects coordinator
Ambreen Shakil ... line producer: Root VFX
Mohammed Shakir C.K. ... Fx Artist
Shwet Suman Sharma ... compositor: Anibrain
Sourav Sharma ... artist
Sudhakar ... roto/prep artist
Krishna Prasad T. ... roto/prep artist (as Krishna T)
Kristian Talajic ... compositor
Jian Tang ... comp
Gustav Törnroth ... compositor
Jogi Venkateswarlu ... roto/prep artist
Aman Verma ... compositor
Giuliano Dionisio Vigano ... compositor (as Giuliano D. Vigano)
Yash Vyas ... artist
Faiz Wali ... lead
Varun Walia ... tracking supervisor
Freya Wheelan ... visual effects coordinator
Sean Wheelan ... studio manager: Filmgate

Stunts

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Adrian Mead ... fight arranger

Camera and Electrical Department

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Attila Boa ... cinematographer: bee unit
David Clarke ... grip
Shaun Cobley ... steadicam operator
Sean Corbett ... camera assistant: bee unit
Martyn Culpan ... b camera second assistant
Neil Davidson ... stills photographer
Ronan Devlin ... grip assistant
Radka Filipská ... camera trainee
Paul Forest ... b camera second assistant
Derek Gereg ... b camera trainee
Alan Glover ... steadicam operator
Robbie Gray ... electrician
Iain Harrison Jr. ... assistant rigger
Iain Harrison ... rigger (as Iain Harrison Snr)
Les Hinks ... b camera second assistant
John Hutton ... electrician / generator operator
Clyde Jones ... b camera second assistant
Jonny Kerr ... b camera first assistant
Francis Macneil ... electrician
Alan Manson ... grip assistant: dailies
Pete Maughan ... drone operator
Alan Maxwell ... b camera operator
Scott McIntyre ... b camera second assistant
Ben McKinstrie ... digital imaging technician
James Melrose ... b camera first assistant
Theo Milford ... lighting gaffer
David Mitchell ... electrician
Jackson Morton ... visualization: researcher
Josh Rowe ... second assistant camera
Chris Shaw ... b camera first assistant
Graeme Strachan ... grip assistant: dailies
Katarzyna Swietlikowska ... first assistant camera
Kevin Thomson ... b camera trainee
Sefa Ucbas ... b camera second assistant (as Sefa Ucas)
Mihail Ursu ... b camera trainee
David van der Zanden ... b camera second assistant
Iain White ... gimbal operator

Casting Department

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Claire Catterson ... casting associate
Alana Herron ... crowd casting
Lauren Jerome ... casting assistant
Claire Robinson ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Dayna Ali ... costume buyer
Patti Amat ... costume design assistant
Rosie Gleave ... costume buyer
Sara Hill ... costume cutter and maker
Finlay McLay ... crowd costumer
Holly McLean ... assistant costume designer
Nazia Mohammed ... crowd costumer
Christy Reeve ... costume trainee
Orsolya Sallai ... principal costume standby
Kate Sekulis ... costume trainee

Location Management

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Andy Boyd ... location unit manager
David Fraser ... assistant location manager
Pete Murphy ... location manager
Mike Panikkou ... location scout
Ashton Radcliffe ... location manager
Jamaica Radcliffe ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Robert Ames ... conductor / orchestration
Lucie Avery ... for: Globe Soundtrack
Mat Bartram ... recording engineer
Zara Benyounes ... violin 1
Galya Bisengalieva ... violin 1: leader
Dave Brown ... bass
Scott Btadley ... assistant engineer
Jonny Byers ... cello
Phil Canning ... music supervisor
Meghan Cassidy ... viola
Fred Clifton ... for: Globe Soundtrack
London Contemporary Orchestra ... music performed by
Ben Corrigan ... additional orchestration
Matthew Drinkwater ... celesta
Stephanie Edmundson ... viola
Nicolas Fleury ... French horn
Scott Getley ... for: Globe Soundtrack
Anna Hashimoto ... clarinet
Jake Jackson ... music mixer: at the Hide Studio
Charis Jenson ... violin 1
Venetia Jollands ... violin 2
Matthew Kettle ... viola
Natalie Klouda ... violin 1
Zinajda Kodric ... flute
Valeria Kurbatova ... harp
David Lale ... cello
Beth Lawson ... for: Globe Soundtrack
Matthew Maguire ... viola
Kirsty Mangan ... violin 2
Sophie Mather ... violin 1
Talia Morey ... music preparation
Laura Murphy ... bass
Brian O'Kane ... cello
Lachlan Radford ... bass
Charlotte Reid ... violin 2
Marc Robinson ... for: Globe Soundtrack
Ross Sellwood ... executive music producer: Globe Soundtrack
Claire M Singer ... cello: organ, piano and electronics / orchestration
Eloisa-Fleur Thom ... violin 2
Katherine Tinker ... piano
Richard Todman ... music editor
Andrew Walter ... music mastered by: at Abbey Road Studios
Sam Wilson ... percussion

Script and Continuity Department

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Cristin Mackenzie ... script supervisor
Marilyn Milgrom ... script consultant: for BFI

Transportation Department

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Gary Barnes ... transport driver
Willie Bennie ... action vehicle coordinator
Alec Drummond ... camera truck driver
Russell D. Equi ... transportation captain
Stuart W. Fraser ... driver: cast
Dave Higgins ... minibus driver
David McPherson ... facilities captain: Skyemore
Drew Moore ... minibus driver
Ray Perkins ... camera truck driver
John Cashman Walker ... driver: cast (as John Walker)

Additional Crew

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Robbie Allen ... senior screen executive
Bill Anderson ... medical consultant
Jeremy Baxter ... acquisitions: and development
Rebecka Beckman ... production assistant
Andy Boyd ... Location and set security and assistance
Steve Buckley ... for: Motion Picture Capital
Chorley Bunce ... caterer
Jo Cameron Brown ... dialect coach: prep period
Marina Campbell ... assistant production coordinator / dog handler
Alejandro Canca ... assistant accountant
Iain Canning ... production coordinator
Brian Collins ... Location Security
Clare Coulter ... business affairs manager
Laura Davidson ... chaperone
Graham Dexter ... for: Motion Picture Capital
Emma Edelson ... for: Motion Picture Capital
Emil Elmer ... for: Motion Picture Capital
Val Fletcher ... historical consultant
Kathleen Friend ... Bee Unit Supervisor (as Kathy Friend)
Delphine Gaborit ... movement coach
Susan Gibson ... for: Motion Picture Capital
Yusuf Gillani ... for: Motion Picture Capital
Neil Gillard ... legal services: Wiggin LLP
John Gordon ... catering chef: Chorley Bunce Catering
Anwen Griffiths ... outside counsel: for Motion Picture Capital (as Anwen Griffith)
Jennifer Hartland ... dialect coach: to Anna Paquin
Fiona Henderson ... medical consultant
Glynn Henderson ... health & safety: director
Paul Hillier ... insurance: Integro Entertainment
Peter Hopfgartner ... bee wrangler
Nigel Jealous ... for: Motion Picture Capital
Olivia Jeffery ... executive for Twickenham Studios
Amy Jing ... completion guarantor coordinator
Miranda Haydn Jones ... for: Motion Picture Capital
George Kane ... for: Motion Picture Capital
James Kay ... outside counsel: Sheridans
Ian Kirk ... head of production finance
Katarina Krave ... head of business and legal affairs
Hannah Leader ... production legal services: New Media Law
Tracey Linegar ... child acting coach: to Gregor Selkirk
Dominic Lyhern ... catering chef: Chorley Bunce Catering
Emma Mager ... production executive: Film Finances
Nick Mahara ... outside counsel: for Motion Picture Capital
Paul Martin ... unit nurse: Stars Nurses
Zabeen Masters ... executive for Twickenham Studios
Zulf Masters ... executive for Twickenham Studios
Natali McCleary ... choreographer
Gemma McKeon ... executive for Twickenham Studios
Elaine McMaster ... unit nurse: Stars Nurses
Patrick McMullan ... tutor: to Gregor Selkirk
Tom McNie ... Assistant to the Director / director's assistant
Olivia J. Middleton ... production trainee (as Olivia Jane Middleton)
Mandy Murphy ... floor runner
Samira Musa ... assistant accountant
Ricky Nevin ... water safety coordinator: SplashSports
Edward Parodi ... worldwide sales: Film Constellation
Chris Rayner ... catering chef: Chorley Bunce Catering
Steve Richard ... immigration consultant
Mairi Ritchie ... health and safety advisor
Ben Roberts ... director: of Film Fund
Fiona Roberts ... for: Motion Picture Capital
Karie-Ann Robinson ... head chaperone
Phil Rymer ... head of business and legal affairs: for Legal Financing Services
Nicolas Sandler ... commercial affairs
Shayne Savill ... production accountant
Sophie Scott ... unit publicist
Denise Selkirk ... Chaperone to Gregor Selkirk
Roger Sewell ... executive for Twickenham Studios
Lewis Silkin ... head of business and legal affairs: for Legal Financing Services
Vicky Skea ... legal and business affairs
Jen Smith ... unit nurse: Stars Nurses
Katrina Stagner ... legal: Film Finances
Matthew Steven ... chaperone
Chloe Tai ... Worldwide Sales: Film Constellation
Michael Toolan ... medical consultant
Natalie Usher ... director of screen
Fabien Westerhoff ... Worldwide Sales & Distribution: For Film Constellation / Worldwide Sales: Film Constellation
Linda Wilson ... unit nurse: Stars Nurses
Mark Wilson ... business affairs
Jenni Wright ... floor runner

Thanks

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Bill Anderson ... special thanks to
Irena Brignull ... special thanks to
Nanette Button ... special thanks to
Iain Canning ... special thanks to
JoAnne Colonna ... special thanks to (as Joanne Colanna)
Belinda Cusmano ... special thanks to
Bruce Fletcher ... special thanks to
Margaret T. Forsyth ... music dedicated to
Sam Fox ... special thanks to
David Furlow ... special thanks to
Jeremy Gawade ... special thanks to
Susan Gibson ... thanks
Louise Harris ... special thanks to
Kathryn Hill ... special thanks to
Caroline Hollick ... special thanks to
Robyn Jankel ... special thanks to
Chloe King ... special thanks to
Ian MacDonald ... special thanks to
Camille McCurry ... special thanks to
Caralin Montgomery-Cichy ... special thanks to
Toby Moorcroft ... special thanks to
Gaby Morgerman ... special thanks to
Rhedd Morton-Jankel ... special thanks to
Sam Nightungale ... special thanks to
Nuala O'Sullivan ... special thanks to
Brodie Pringle ... special thanks to
Fiona Roberts ... thanks
Nicola Schindler ... special thanks to
Danielle Shebby ... special thanks to
Simon Surtees ... special thanks to
Jane Villiers ... special thanks to
Angus Watson ... special thanks to

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

A single mother Lydia (Holliday Grainger) who is abandoned by her husband, meets the small village's Doctor Jean Markham (Anna Paquin) who has recently returned to her hometown when Lydia's son Charlie is taken to the doctor after being bullied in school. When Lydia and Charlie are evicted because of Lydia's earnings from her work are not adequate to pay the rent, Jean invites them to stay in her home and she and Lydia soon develop a friendship and something more. Written by Merve Kurt

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Also Known As
  • Tell It To The Bees (New Zealand, English title)
  • Der Honiggarten - Das Geheimnis der Bienen (Germany)
  • El secret de les abelles (Spain, Catalan title)
  • El secreto de las abejas (Spain)
  • Der Honiggarten - Das Geheimnis der Bienen (Austria)
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  • 108 min
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Trivia The scene where Jean wades out to rescue Charlie's boat was filmed on the shores of Loch Ard at Kinlochard. See more »
Movie Connections References Heidi (1937). See more »
Quotes Dr. Jean Markham: You should tell the bees your secrets. Then they won't fly away.
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