Win tickets to see Maya the Bee movie
The delightful Maya the Bee is coming to the big screen soon!
The delightful and much-loved children’s TV series, Maya the Bee, has been made into a feature film for the big screen.
In a South African first, the film – distributed by Black Sheep Films – will be released locally in three of the country’s official languages – in English as Maya the Bee Movie (also in 3D), in Afrikaans as Maya die By Film and, in isiZulu as uMaya Inyosi iMovie.
For the first time, the same film will be released with three different language soundtracks, as opposed to the more common sub-titles. Significantly, the film releases before South Africans celebrate their diverse cultures on National Heritage Day (24 September). Children are encouraged to see the movie in their home language first and then a second time in one of the other languages, as a way to enhance their second language skills.
The movie will be showing at Nu Metro Woodlands and Menlyn Park in Pretoria. The English version of the film in 3D will be shown at both theatres, while the Zulu film will only be shown at Menlyn Park.
Maya the Bee Movie is based on the German children’s book of the same name by Waldemar Bonsels, written more than a century ago in 1912. It is directed by Alexs Stadermann, and features the voices of Coco Jack Gillies (Maya), Kodi Smit-McPhee, Noah Taylor, Richard Roxburgh, Jacki Weaver and Miriam Margolyes.
The film follows Maya, a young bee, who leaves the hive and embarks on a new adventure to discover the beauty and mysteries of nature.
Freshly-hatched Maya is a little whirlwind of a bee who will not follow the rules of the hive. One of these rules is not to trust the hornets that live beyond the meadow. When the Royal Jelly is stolen, the hornets are suspected and Maya is thought to be their accomplice. No one believes that she is the innocent victim and no one will stand by her, except for her good-natured best friend, Willy.
After a long and eventful journey to the hornets’ hive, Maya and Willy soon discover the true culprit and set about bringing him to book.
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