

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.
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7.1/10
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $2M
- Box office
- $1.2M
- Language
- Basque
- transsexuality
- intimate
- intense
- powerful
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Release dates
IndiaIN
- PremiereMumbai Film Festival28 Oct 2023
United StatesUS
- PremiereSeattle International Film Festival19 May 2023
- PremiereFrameline Film Festival19 Jun 2023
- PremiereHamptons International Film Festival6 Oct 2023
- PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival23 Oct 2023
- PremiereAFI Fest29 Oct 2023
- PremiereSt. Louis International Film Festival16 Nov 2023
- Theatrical (limited)14 Jun 2024
- PremiereMontclair Film Summer Showcase30 Jun 2024
- Digital / OTT20 Sept 2024
United KingdomGB
- PremiereBFI London Film Festival10 Oct 2023
- Theatrical (limited)12A27 Oct 2023
- Digital / OTT1227 Oct 2023
- PremiereBFI Flare London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival24 Mar 2024
AustraliaAU
- PremiereSydney Film Festival10 Jun 2023
- PremiereMelbourne International Film Festival4 Aug 2023
CanadaCA
- PremiereVancouver Queer Film Festival13 Aug 2023
AustriaAT
- PremiereCrossing Europe Film Festival26 Apr 2023
- Theatrical30 Jun 2023
BrazilBR
- PremiereRio De Janeiro International Film Festival6 Oct 2023
- Theatrical (limited)11 Apr 2024
ColombiaCO
- PremiereBogotá International Film Festival6 Oct 2023
CroatiaHR
- PremiereZagreb Film Festival10 Nov 2023
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical712 Oct 2023
EstoniaEE
- PremiereTallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF)8 Nov 2023
FinlandFI
- PremiereHelsinki International Film Festival17 Sept 2023
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20,000 Species of Bees was released on 21 April 2023.
Audience reviews
1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
11/2/2023
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 fi…
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