A sensitive family dynamic movie. Takes place in Florida.

Ulee (Peter Fonda) is a beekeeper who produces some of the finest honey available, Tupelo Gold.

While there is some very interesting material on beekeeping, this is essentially a good story about a somewhat dysfunctional family. Ulee is a widower ... (read more) Ulee (Peter Fonda) is a beekeeper who produces some of the finest honey available, Tupelo Gold.

While there is some very interesting material on beekeeping, this is essentially a good story about a somewhat dysfunctional family. Ulee is a widower raising his two granddaughters on his own while his son is in prison and his daughter-in-law has run off.

The cast includes Patricia Richardson (Home Improvement) as a Nurse that lives next door and a potential love interest for Ulee. While Ulee's eldest daughter is played by Jessica Biel in one of her first film roles ,

I really appreciated the depiction of a character acting heroically in the face of adversity without resorting to the violence that is so common in many hollywood pictures.

The film was written, directed, edited and shot by Victor Nunez on a very limited budget, but I did not find any such limitations at all obvious in the execution.

Features an Oscar nominated performance from Peter Fonda, who won numerous awards for the role including a Golden Globe.

Nunez is a master at rendering emotionally complex, ordinary folk into the kind of unassuming heroes that don't much appear in American films anymore.

Very nice and toned down with Fonda as the man of few words who tries to protect his family. Not a movie with the big bangs but a good story and good performances.

A "family movie" that's not really a family movie in the traditional meaning; this story portrays the crucial role one member can fulfill in a family. A beautiful and realistic depiction of a single individual taking the responsibility of holding it... (read more) A "family movie" that's not really a family movie in the traditional meaning; this story portrays the crucial role one member can fulfill in a family. A beautiful and realistic depiction of a single individual taking the responsibility of holding it all together, even if it is sort of done with bailing wire. Go Ulee. A fine central metaphor in this film, too.