GREECE · 1986

The Beekeeper

Theodoros Angelopoulos
rural isolation intergenerational conflict self-destructive relationships migration and displacement grief and loss
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Synopsis

Following the wedding of his daughter, stone-faced beekeeper Spyros makes an annual journey from the north of Greece to the south, traveling along with his hives. En route, he meets an erratic, young female drifter, with whom he strikes up an unusual, self-destructive relationship.

Year1986
CountryGreece
DirectorTheodoros Angelopoulos
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