More Than Honey

Des abeilles et des hommes
Un mondo in pericolo

Switzerland / Germany / Austria, August 2012
FILM, Documentary, 91 min.

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directed by
Markus Imhoof
Written by
Markus Imhoof, Kerstin Hoppenhaus
Status
In distribution
Website
www.morethanhoney.ch

“If the bee disappears from the surface of the Earth, man would have no more than four years left to live.” Einstein.
All over the world bees have been dying for the past three years. Although the causes for this are still a mystery, one thing is already clear: there is more at stake than simply a few dead insects, and a great deal more than just honey. Seeking answers, the film embarks on a journey to meet with people whose lives depend on bees: to a Swiss beekeeper living on an Alp; to the gigantic almond plantations in California; to a bee brain researcher in Berlin; to a pollen trader in China; and to the killer bees in the Arizona desert. All report on how the bees are vanishing. The film tells us about their lives. And about ours.

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World Premiere
August 2012
Original Version
Chinese, English, Swiss-German, German (german subtitles),  couleur, DCP, 91 min.
ISAN
0000-0003-2D42-0000-K-0000-0000-E
Production
Thelma Film AG, zero one film GmbH, Allegro Film Produktions GmbH, Ormenis Film AG, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
Producer
Pierre-Alain Meier, Thomas Kufus, Helmut Grasser, Markus Imhoof
directed by
Markus Imhoof
Written by
Markus Imhoof, Kerstin Hoppenhaus
Cinemato­graphy
Jörg Jeshel, Attila Boa
Editing
Anne Fabini
Sound Editing
Nils Kirchhoff
Sound Design
Nils Kirchhoff
Re-Recording Mix
Bernhard Maisch
Music
Peter Scherer
Location Sound Mix
Dieter Meyer
Compositing
Thomas Lehmann
Special Effects
Thomas Lehmann

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Worldwide Distribution

Austria
Filmladen Distribution
Release date: 12.10.2012
Belgium
Imagine Film Distribution Distribution
Release date: 20.03.2013
Brazil
Imovision Distribution
Bulgaria
Art Fest Ltd Distribution
Croatia
Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
Estonia
NPO Black Hand Distribution
Finland
Cinema Mondo Distribution
France
Jour2Fete Distribution
Release date: 20.02.2013
Germany
Senator Film Verleih GmbH Distribution
Release date: 08.11.2012
Hong Kong
Edko Films Distribution

Hungary
Mozinet Distribution
Iran
Irib Media Trade Distribution
Italy
Officine Ubu Distribution
Release date: 12.09.2013
Luxembourg
Imagine Film Distribution Distribution
Netherlands
Imagine Film Distribution Distribution
North Macedonia
Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
Poland
Against Gravity Distribution
Portugal
Alambique Distribution
Serbia
Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
Slovenia
Demiurg Cvetka Flakus s.p. Distribution
Spain
Distribución de películas Barlovento S.L. Distribution
Sweden
Folkets Bio AB Distribution
Release date: 03.05.2013
Switzerland
Frenetic Films Distribution
Release date: 25.10.2012
Taiwan
Joint Entertainment Distribution
Turkey
Bir Film Distribution
United Kingdom
Eureka Entertainment Ltd Distribution
Release date: 23.08.2013
United States
Kino Lorber Inc. Distribution
Release date: 12.06.2013

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