The Millennial Bee

The film tells the story of a family. The account is set in a Slovak village. It covers about thirty years. It starts in 1887 and ends in 1917. In the first part there is Martin Pichandu. The man works as a mason. He is trying to build up his craft. The daily work of the village is part of the account too. In the second part his son comes forward. His years are more turbulent. Social and political tension grows. In the end the war breaks out. Štefan Kvietik and Jozef Kroner take the leads. The production first went out on television in four parts. A shortened version was prepared for cinemas. Juraj Jakubisko’s Czechoslovak and German coproduction was finished in 1983.