Hive
The Hive

Director: Eylem Kaftan
Producer: Canol Balkaya
Screenplay: Eylem Kaftan
Year: 2019
Director of photography: Serdar Ünlütürk
Music:
Cast: Meryem Uzerli, Feyyaz Duman, Hakan Karsak
Color: Colorful
Production Company:
Country: Türkiye
Release date: 25.09.2019
Plot: Ayşe (Meryem Uzerli), who was sent to Germany when she was in secondary school and whose ties with her homeland Artvin gradually weaken, returns to the foggy mountain village where she spent her childhood when her mother falls ill. Before her mother dies, she asks Ayşe to run the family apiary. Ayşe, whose biggest fear since childhood has been bees, promises to fulfill her mother's last wish. However, he changed in Germany and moved away from the ancient lessons of his childhood and village. By bringing modern techniques to his village, which is the gene center of the Caucasian bee, he begins to conflict with traditional beekeepers. A wild bear haunting their hive threatens their life and their hive. In the end, mother nature will have unexpected surprises for Ayşe. (Taken from press release)

Notes about the movie:
A woman who experiences the conflict between modern and traditional connects with nature and presents a female subject representation free of gender stereotypes. Woman is a subject of equal status who can establish an equal relationship with nature.

Contents related to the movie:
Analysis of Women's Representation in Films Produced by Women in Turkish Cinema between 2010 and 2020 from a Feminist Perspective. Cemiloğlu, Meltem. (2021). Anadolu University Social Sciences Institute DR thesis.

Awards:
Boğaziçi Film Festival (2019) “Best Editing National Feature Film Competition” (Erkan Erdem)
Antalya Film Forum Feature Work in Progress Platform Award for Feature Fiction (2018) (Eylem Kaftan, Canol Balkaya)

Source:
Cemiloğlu, Meltem. (2021). Analysis of Women's Representation in Films Produced by Women in Turkish Cinema between 2010 and 2020 from a Feminist Perspective. Anadolu University Social Sciences Institute DR thesis.
Ankara Film Festival Catalogue. (https://filmfestankara.org.tr)