Ayse returns to her hometown in northeastern Turkey to nurse her gravely ill mother. Before she dies, Ayse’s mother leaves her her much-loved beehives to manage. But as she starts to work with the local beekeeper, problems soon arise. Furthermore, a bear becomes a real threat to her hives and her life. Can Ayse overcome her fear of bees and her even greater fear of the marauding bear? And will she save the remaining hives?

Cast

Ayse
Meryem Uzerli
Ilker
Feyyaz Duman
Ahmet
Hakan Karsak
Kovan - Poster 1

Hive

Eylem Kaftan

  • Fiction
Production Country / Year
Turkey 2019
Language
tr. OF mit en. UT
Format
Color, 93min
1.33:1, Dolby SR
Original Title
Kovan

Director & Crew

Eylem Kaftan

Born in Istanbul/Turkey. Studied Philosophy at the Boğaziçi University Istanbul and Film at the Bilgi University Istanbul and the University of York. Active as a director.

Filmography

1999

  • Faultlines, Kurzdokumentarfilm

2005

  • Vendetta Song, Dokumentarfilm

2006

  • Bledi, mon pays est ici, Dokumentarfilm

2016

  • Hospital in the Line of Fire, TV-Dokumentarfilm

2020

  • KOVAN (HIVE), Spielfilm  HOF 2020
Writer
Eylem Kaftan
Director of Photography
Serdar Ünlütürk
Editor
Erkan Erdem
Production Designer
Erdinç Aktürk
Costume Designer
Rabia Kip
Casting Director
Emel Atkaya
Sound
Ömür Müldür
Sound Designer
Yalın Özgencil
Music Composer
Emir Ersoy
Make-up
Rabia Kip
Producer
Mustafa Karadeniz
Canol Balkaya