Saw this movie by accident.
2 directors, 2 photographers, 1 editor. I was planning to shoot a landscape film and met this bee-picker. I was planning to make a documentary, so a neighbor came.
The tone of the whole film is so warm that it makes people fascinated, and it makes people shudder after watching it. The protagonist basically didn't see the camera much, and the film crew watched everything here calmly.
The protagonist is one of the most down-to-earth people in the world, working hard and sticking to this land for decades to take care of his mother. She will travel through mountains and rivers to find the source of bees, abide by the principle of "take half and keep half" and bring it home to cultivate by herself, and then sell the honey at the market to buy daily necessities, even a little hair cream can make her mother happy .
What even the film crew could not have imagined was that there were still people living here.
The family came carelessly in an old and tattered RV. The car was restless, but it looked like a happy family.
The protagonist has been alone for so long, and she is naturally happy with the world's fireworks around her. Since then, fighting with children and getting close to neighbors have become part of her life. Simple and honest, she also imparted her experience in beekeeping.
The purpose of the neighbor's male owner A's visit was simply to raise a cow. He took honey to the market during a market visit and shared it, which was appreciated by the boss. The boss asks A to make honey that is much higher than the production capacity, the more the better. A's underlying desire was instantly ignited.
After returning home, despite the protagonist's advice, he quickly squeezed 80% of the hive, and asked the whole family to come to help, and told everyone plausibly: how to go to school and buy clothes if there is no money; because of the production of honey, the food and grass for raising cattle was delayed, and so on.
At this point, I have probably guessed the ending. The most heartbreaking thing is that the tragic ending in the movie can be staged in a documentary.
After consuming nature's gifts—bees and grass, A patted his butt and drove the whole family away. Leaving the protagonist looking at this familiar land disappointed. Then to make matters worse, his mother also died in vain! The close-up of the protagonist changes from disappointment to despair, and burns his own home in tears.
The scariest movie is "altered from real events", and the saddest movie should be this kind of human nature documentary. There is no possibility of being hypocritical, and there is no room for negotiation. At that moment, the protagonist seems to be abandoned by the whole world.
I think that I see a lot of bad people, and that poverty and loneliness are a kind of original sin, and I also understand why the poor make trouble for the poor, it is their destiny's reincarnation. But why does a simple and pure person like the protagonist always suffer more harm in the face of interests and humanity?
This film has been nominated, and I hope to win the award. Like last year's "Free Rock Climbing", more people can see this film and reflect on it. (But the poor people at the bottom still won't watch this kind of movie)
(I don't want to brush it twice, and I don't want to take a screenshot)
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