Note: The information below is a concise, original summary and analysis based on publicly‑available details about the film. It does not reproduce any copyrighted material from the LK21 website or any other source. | Item | Details | |------|---------| | Original Title | Lebah Ganteng (literally “Handsome Bee”) | | Release Year | 2022 (Indonesia) | | Genre | Romantic comedy / coming‑of‑age | | Director | Dedi Kurniawan | | Screenwriter | Siti Rahayu | | Main Cast | Rizky (as Budi), Alya (as Maya), Gilang (as “Bee” – the nickname of the male lead) | | Production Company | Starwave Pictures | | Runtime | 112 minutes | | Language | Bahasa Indonesia (with subtitles in English and Malay on many streaming platforms) | 2. Plot Synopsis (Spoiler‑Free) Lebah Ganteng follows Budi , a shy but earnest college student who works part‑time at a quirky urban apiary that supplies honey to cafés across Jakarta. The apiary is owned by the charismatic, flamboyant “Bee” (real name Arif ), a former pop‑star turned entrepreneur who insists on calling everyone “my little bees”.

Budi meets , a lively graphic‑design major who is conducting a thesis project on the symbolism of bees in modern Indonesian culture. Their paths cross when Maya’s research team asks the apiary for samples, and a series of comedic mishaps—spilled honey, a runaway swarm, and a disastrous “bee‑costume” flash mob—forces Budi and Maya to work together. lebah ganteng lk21

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