Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb

"Everyone's favourite bee is back!"

2021 1h 29m EN

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★6.5TMDB · 103

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Synopsis

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When Maya, a headstrong little bee, and her best friend Willy, rescue an ant princess, they find themselves in the middle of an epic bug battle that will take them to strange new worlds and test their friendship to its limits.

“Everyone's favourite bee is back!”

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Cast

Coco Jack Gillies
Maya (voice)
Benson Jack Anthony
Willy (voice)
Jimmy James Eaton
Crawley / Additional voices (voice)
Tess Meyer
Miss Cassandra / Aphids (voice)
Justine Clarke
Queen (voice)
Cam Ralph
Colonel (voice)
Shane Dundas
Barney (voice)
David Collins
Arnie (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Noel Cleary
Writers: Adrian Bickenbach, Fin Edquist, Toby Schwarz
Languages: English
Countries: Australia, Germany

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RUNTIME

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

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ERA

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Released 5 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 Jimmy James Eaton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Everyone's favourite bee is back!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11792512 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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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

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Released 5 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 Jimmy James Eaton carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Everyone's favourite bee is back!".
7IMDB entry: tt11792512 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $4,345,221
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Maya the Bee: The Golden Orb (2021)

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.