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Tell It to the Bees
Tell It to the Bees

Tell It to the Bees (2018)

75% User Rating
1h 46min
Romance
Drama

"Some secrets are too powerful to keep."

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.

Annabel JankelDirector

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Anna Paquin

Anna Paquin

Jean Markham

Holliday Grainger

Holliday Grainger

Lydia Weekes

Emun Elliott

Emun Elliott

Robert Weekes

Steven Robertson

Steven Robertson

Jim

Lauren Lyle

Lauren Lyle

Annie Stock

Gregor Selkirk

Gregor Selkirk

Charlie Weekes

Kate Dickie

Kate Dickie

Pam Stock

Billy Boyd

Billy Boyd

Older Charlie (voice)

Euan Mason

Euan Mason

John

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Zara Howell

Chanting Girl 2

Violet Fluendy

Violet Fluendy

Chanting Girl 3

Kaidon McGrath

Kaidon McGrath

Bully Boy

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Liam Meghan

Billy

Joanne Gallagher

Joanne Gallagher

Mrs Bewick

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Joni Samson

Connie

Isaac Jenkins

Isaac Jenkins

Tim

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Farah Samson

Iris

Leo Hoyte-Egan

Leo Hoyte-Egan

George

Sarah McCardie

Sarah McCardie

Mrs Robson

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Alexa Snell

Meg

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Michael O'Connor

Pete

Rebecca Hanssen

Rebecca Hanssen

Irene

Tori Burgess

Tori Burgess

Young Rose

Kyle Fitzpatrick

Kyle Fitzpatrick

Rose Attacker 1

Ruaridh Mollica

Ruaridh Mollica

Rose Attacker 2

Craig O'Hara

Craig O'Hara

Rose Attacker 3

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Ben Bradley

Grocer

Declan Gemmell

Declan Gemmell

Jimmy

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Penny Sharp

Abortionist

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Lauren Boyle

Reviews (1)

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beyondthecineramadome
Rating 30%

June 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 apart. In Jean, Lydia and Charlie find a supportive and caring person to lean on.

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Cast and Crew Q&A | TIFF 2018

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