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7.1 2h 7m

20,000 Species of Bees

Lucía is an eight-year-old girl, who sometimes struggles as the world tries to catch up with the fact that she is trans. As the summer holidays pass, she explores her femininity alongside the women of her family who at the same time reflect on their own femininity.

Top Cast

  • Sofía Otero

    Sofía Otero

    Lucía

  • Patricia López Arnaiz

    Patricia López Arnaiz

    Ane

  • Ane Gabarain

    Ane Gabarain

    Lourdes

  • Itziar Lazkano

    Itziar Lazkano

    Lita

  • Martxelo Rubio

    Martxelo Rubio

    Gorka

  • Sara Cózar

    Sara Cózar

    Leire

  • Miguel Garcés

    Miguel Garcés

    Jon

  • Unax Hayden

    Unax Hayden

    Eneko

  • Andere Garabieta

    Andere Garabieta

    Nerea

Overview

Lucía is an eight-year-old girl, who sometimes struggles as the world tries to catch up with the fact that she is trans. As the summer holidays pass, she explores her femininity alongside the women of her family who at the same time reflect on their own femininity.

Rating

7.1 / 10
116 Reviews
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1 Reviews

  • CinemaSerf
    CinemaSerf
    7 Nov 2, 2023

    Wow! For an actor barely ten years old, this is a masterful performance from Sofía Otero. It's a complex family drama that deals with relationships and identity in a delicate yet potent fashion as a mother "Ane" (Patricia López Arnaiz) leaves her busy husband "Gorka" (Martxelo Rubio) behind and takes their three children on a trip to see her family. Outwardly, they are a normal enough family unit - they have a few financial worries and at times relationships can be a bit strained, but as we get to now them all a bit better, we discover that Otero's character - a young boy ("Aitor") by birth but not by nature is seeking the confidence internally and from those surrounding to truly become "Lucia". Of course this causes consternation amongst the loving, but confused, parents and family at large - apart from her pragmatic and affectionate, beekeeping, great aunt "Lourdes" (Ane Gabarain), who seems to appreciate that the choices being made now by the youngster are visceral and innate. The story allows us to come to our own conclusions about how we might deal with this scenario were we ever to face it - as a child, as a parent, as an extended family member - and, rather effectively here, as a best friend. It has an innocence to it and a poignancy that this young actor encapsulates skilfully and engagingly. Arnaiz, Gabarain and Itziar Lazkano as the grandmother "Lita" all add depth to the characterisations and the narrative here too. It can be a bit on the slow side at times, but somehow that doesn't detract too much from the considered style of storytelling going on here. It's thought-provoking and well worth a watch.

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