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Tisícročná včela (1983)

Tisícročná včela poster
Directed by
Juraj Jakubisko
Genre
drama film, comedy film, historical film
Country
West Germany, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Austria
Runtime
3h 43m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The film follows three generations of a Slovak family from World War I through the 1960s. It centers on beekeeping, love and the hardships of rural life in a changing world.

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What happens

The Millennial Bee (Slovak: Tisícročná včela, also known in English as The Bee Millennium), is a 1983 film made and produced in Czechoslovakia, West Germany and Austria. The film is based on a novel written by Peter Jaroš and was directed by Juraj Jakubisko. The film was selected as the Czechoslovakia entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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