Maya the Bee: The Honey Games

"The sweetest adventure of the year!"

2018 1h 25m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 69

ComedyFamilyAnimationAdventure

Synopsis

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Following an unproductive harvest season, it’s up to Maya and her brave friends to save their hive by competing in a series of games.

“The sweetest adventure of the year!”

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Cast

Coco Jack Gillies
Maya (voice)
Benson Jack Anthony
Willy (voice)
Sam Haft
Drago (voice)
Justine Clarke
Queen (voice)
Jimmy James Eaton
Craig / Crawley (voice)
Rupert Degas
Beegood (voice)
Linda Ngo
Violet (voice)
Tess Meyer
Sandra / Additional Voices (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noel Cleary
Writers: Alexs Stadermann, Noel Cleary, Fin Edquist
Languages: English
Countries: Australia, Germany

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RUNTIME

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85 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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Released 8 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Australia, Germany.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Maya the Bee Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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CAST

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Coco Jack Gillies and Benson Jack Anthony and Sam Haft carry the top of the cast.

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ERA

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Marketing tagline: "The sweetest adventure of the year!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6685596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Noel Cleary directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Australia, Germany. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

185 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 8 years ago.
3International production across 2 countries: Australia, Germany.
4Part of the "Maya the Bee Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Coco Jack Gillies and Benson Jack Anthony and Sam Haft carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The sweetest adventure of the year!".
7IMDB entry: tt6685596 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
9Released under 13 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Runtime: 85 min · 1h 25m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $10,800,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Maya the Bee: The Honey Games (2018)

Part of

Maya the Bee Collection

Maya the Bee (promoted theatrically as Maya the Bee Movie) is a 2014 3D German-Australian computer-animated comedy adventure film directed by Alexs Stadermann, loosely based on the 1975 anime Maya the Honey Bee as well as indirectly the German children's book of the same name by Waldemar Bonsels. It features the voices of Kodi Smit-McPhee, Noah Taylor, Richard Roxburgh, Jacki Weaver, The Umbilical Brothers, and Miriam Margolyes. It was released theatrically in Australia on 1 November 2014, and also in United States and Canada on 8 March 2015. Maya the Bee: The Honey Games is a 2018 sequel to the 2014 film and stars Coco Jack Gillies reprising her role as the title character. Directed by Noel Cleary, Sergio Delfino & Alexs Stadermann.