Dir. Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
2023 | 129 mins | Spain
SPANISH, BASQUE, FRENCH with English subtitles
Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain

SHOWING TIMES:

• Fri 03 Nov: 5pm
• Sat 04 Nov: 12.30pm | 4.50pm
• Sun 05 Nov: 4pm
• Mon 06 Nov: 2pm | 8pm
• Tue 07 Nov: 8pm
• Wed 08 Nov: 5.45pm + Intro

Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren’s delicate debut film is a tender, heartfelt drama that follows an eight-year-old trans girl (played by Sofía Otero, winner of the Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at 2022’s Berlin Film Festival) during an indelible summer holiday of self-discovery.

20,000 Species of Bees offers a child’s eye view of growing up, delving into its lead’s struggles with humanity and grace.

The screening on Wed 8 Nov, 5.45pm will be introduced by University of Exeter, Department of Film specialists in Spanish Cinema, Queer Studies, and the Girl on Screen.

TRIPLE F-RATED:

Directed by a woman, written by a woman and starring a significant woman.

F-Rating is a new rating for films directed by women, written by women and/or with significant female characters on screen, in their own right. Find out more here >>

∆ BBFC Rating Details:

12A – infrequent strong language, scenes of emotional upset

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