# Bee Season (2005)

> A gifted young speller becomes the focus of her father's spiritual ambitions, exposing the fractures beneath an apparently loving Oakland family.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14552

## Facts

- Runtime: 104 min
- Genres: Drama, Family
- Director: Scott McGehee, David Siegel
- Cast: Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross, Max Minghella, Kate Bosworth, Corey Fischer, Sam Zuckerman, Joan Mankin
- TMDB rating: 5.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387059/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: intimate, serious, melancholic, thoughtful movie night, literary adaptation viewing

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