Honey Bee is a 2018 Canadian drama film written by Bonnie Fairweather and Kathleen Hepburn, directed by Rama Rau and starring Julia Sarah Stone and Martha Plimpton. It is Rau's narrative feature directorial debut.
The film premiered at the 2018 Whistler Film Festival, and was released commercially on September 20, 2019.
The film has a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. Brad Wheeler of The Globe and Mail awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.
Norman Wilner of Now gave the film a positive review and wrote that it "doesnâÂÂt break new ground for this sort of drama, but it distinguishes itself in its slow accumulation of small moments."
Andrew Parker of TheGATE.ca also gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Anchored by StoneâÂÂs best performance to date as the caustic, but perceptive and often sympathetic Natalie, Honey Bee is a character drama that succeeds at every level."