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Summary In a small, sleepy village in the Basque Country, a sculptor named Ane and her three children arrive at her mother Lita's home for summer vacation where they are surrounded by extended family and nosy neighbors. Ane and her mother's relationship is strained — Lita disapproves of her daughter's frayed marriage, career as an artist, and th...

Directed By: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

Written By: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

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20,000 Species of Bees

Metascore Generally Favorable Based on 9 Critic Reviews
80
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Summary In a small, sleepy village in the Basque Country, a sculptor named Ane and her three children arrive at her mother Lita's home for summer vacation where they are surrounded by extended family and nosy neighbors. Ane and her mother's relationship is strained — Lita disapproves of her daughter's frayed marriage, career as an artist, and th...

Directed By: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

Written By: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

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90
May 5, 2023
An engaging, authentic, moving film about the way society persists in seeing monsters where there are none.
By Lee Marshall FULL REVIEW
90
May 5, 2023
Carried by impressively fluid, determinedly naturalistic filmmaking, with performances that never hit a false note, 20,000 Species of Bees (20.000 especies de abejas) marks an assured debut, slowly but surely hitting an emotional crescendo during its final minutes
By Jordan Mintzer FULL REVIEW
85
Jun 20, 2024
20,000 Species of Bees is a slow burn where most scenes are understated and intimate but culminate into a work that stands strong in the end.
By Jordan Bond FULL REVIEW
85
Jul 10, 2023
Steering away from exaggerated drama and concentrating most of the scenes on the little girl and her mother Ane (emerging Spanish actress Patricia Lopez Arnalz), 20,000 Species of Bees (20.000 especies de abejas) opens audiences up to a new understanding of trans kids, especially the idea that it is not the child who needs to transition, it’s the family and society who need to change their perceptions.
By Deborah Young FULL REVIEW
80
Jun 17, 2024
Though so many trans stories investigate the ramifications of trauma, 20,000 Species of Bees adopts the warm embrace of a summer breeze.
By Natalia Keogan FULL REVIEW
75
Jun 12, 2024
Despite its limitations, 20,000 Species of Bees is crafted from a place of empathy so often lacking in conversations about trans childhood.
By Leigh Monson FULL REVIEW
63
Jun 10, 2024
The film blooms in moments where, instead of literally addressing Coco's gender trouble, we’re simply allowed to inhabit it.
By Diego Semerene FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Especies de Abejas, Euskal Irrati Telebista (EiTB), Gariza Films, Inicia Films, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales (ICAA), Moonlight Cinema Barcelona, Movistar+, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), Sirimiri Films, Televisió de Catalunya (TV3)
Release Date Jun 14, 2024
Duration 2 h 8 m
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Awards

Goya Awards
• 3 Wins & 15 Nominations
Gaudí Awards
• 3 Wins & 9 Nominations
Feroz Awards, ES
• 2 Wins & 7 Nominations

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