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Tell It to the Bees (2018)

09/09/2018 (GB)Romance, Drama1h 46m
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Some secrets are too powerful to keep.

Overview

Dr. Jean Markham returns to the town she left as a teenager to take over her late father's medical practice. When a school-yard scuffle lands Charlie in her surgery, she invites him to visit the hives in her garden and tell his secrets to the bees, as she once did. The new friendship between the boy and the bee keeper brings his mother Lydia into Jean's world.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Anna Paquin

      Anna Paquin

      Jean Markham

    2. Holliday Grainger

      Holliday Grainger

      Lydia Weekes

    3. Emun Elliott

      Emun Elliott

      Robert Weekes

    4. Steven Robertson

      Steven Robertson

      Jim

    5. Lauren Lyle

      Lauren Lyle

      Annie Stock

    6. Gregor Selkirk

      Gregor Selkirk

      Charlie Weekes

    7. Kate Dickie

      Kate Dickie

      Pam Stock

    8. Billy Boyd

      Billy Boyd

      Older Charlie (voice)

    9. Euan Mason

      Euan Mason

      John

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    A review by beyondthecineramadome

    3.0
    Written by beyondthecineramadome on Jun 20, 2022

    Full review: <a>https://www.tinakakadelis.com/beyond-the-cinerama-dome/2021/12/28/kept-you-like-a-secret-tell-it-to-the-bees-review<a> Adapted from Fiona Shaw’s book of the same name, _Tell it to the Bees_ is a historical romance centering on a relationship between two women. Jean Markham (Anna Paquin) is a new doctor in a town in Scotland in the 1950s. She begins a friendship with a woman named Lydia Weekes (Holliday Grainger) after Lydia’s son Charlie (Gregor Selkirk) develops a fascination with Jean’s bees. Lydia is married to an abusive man (Emun Elliott) and their marriage is falling a...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • based on novel or book
    • scotland
    • lesbian relationship
    • working class
    • lgbt
    • woman director
    • 1950s
    • failed marriage
    • beekeeper
    • lesbian