20,000 Species Of Bees - DVD

In the Basque Country, Ane and her three children arrive at her mother Lita's home for vacation. Lita disapproves of her daughter's career, and the way she parents her eight-year-old son Aitor, nicknamed Coco after it becomes clear that the given name distresses the child. Coco eventually voices a desire to be treated as a girl in this authentic and heart-wrenching story of transition. Basque director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren's assured debut feature is a wonderfully sensitive work carried by the Berlinale Silver Bear winning lead performance of newcomer Sofía Otero. An authentic and heart-wrenching story of transition, 20,000 Species of Bees is Incha landmark in the filmic discussion of gender, sexuality and identity,Inch (The Film Verdict).