Synopsis
Irene, nicknamed 'Miele', has devote herself to people looking for help, and tries to alleviate their suffering even when they make extreme decisions. One day she has to cope with Grimaldi and his invisible malaise.
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Cast
- Jasmine TrincaIrène
- Carlo CecchiSignor Grimaldi
- Libero De RienzoRocco
- Vinicio MarchioniStefano
- Iaia ForteClelia
- Roberto De FrancescoFilippo
- Barbara RonchiSandra
- Massimiliano IacolucciPadre di Irene
- Claudio GuainEnnio
- Elena CallegariCarla
Recommendations
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The Playlist
For all its minor faults of under-developed characters and disjointed scenes, “Honey” is worth seeing not only for the compelling performances from the two leads but for the incredibly effective use of light, reminding us just how much other films take it for granted. - 80
Village Voice
With striking compositions and cuts that reveal a deep appreciation of cinema's possibilities, Valeria Golino's Honey could be about anything at all and still demand and hold your attention; that the narrative is as moving as the film is aesthetically precise is an added delight. - 80
The New York Times
Honey, the impressive debut feature by Ms. Golino, sustains a contemplative mood with undersaturated cinematography that evokes the world as perceived through a light mist. - 75
Slant Magazine
Driven by a no-nonsense ethos, the film avoids sentimentality the same way its main character avoids sentiment. - 75
Washington Post
Trinca delivers a marvelously unfussy performance, rendering her complex character gradually, along with the effects of the opposing forces that tear at her. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
An impressively mature directing debut from Italian actress Valeria Golino, who crafts an often engrossing character study around an assisted suicide activist. - 70
The Dissolve
ts small achievement is in trying to understand the life-and-death choices of two people who aren’t as certain about what they’re doing as they initially appear.
