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still 20.000 Species of Bees (20.000 Especies de Abejas) (Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, ES 2023)

20.000 especies de abejas

Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren / ES, 2023 / 129 min.

Everyone sees eight-year-old Aitor as a boy – except Aitor himself. During a long summer holiday with family in the Basque country, Aitor decides that he is Lucía – a girl. This feature debut by Estíbaliz Urresola Solaguren is a sensitive, relaxed portrait of a search for identity.

poster 20.000 Species of Bees (20.000 Especies de Abejas) (Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, ES 2023)
It seems so simple. You look like a boy, and everyone calls you by a boy’s name. But what if a child feels – or in fact, knows for sure – that they are a girl? This is the issue tacked in this feature debut by Basque director Estíbaliz Urresola Solaguren.

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This movie is suitable for all agesThis movie contains foul language

Director

Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren

Production year

2023

Country

ES

Original title

20.000 especies de abejas

Length

129 min.

Language

Spanish, French

Subtitles

NLD or ENG

Format

DCP

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still 20.000 Species of Bees (20.000 Especies de Abejas) (Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, ES 2023)
still 20.000 Species of Bees (20.000 Especies de Abejas) (Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, ES 2023)
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