The Secret Life of Bees 2008
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Family, Adventure, Drama
- 114 min
- PG-13
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Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.
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- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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- intimateepic
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Cast
- Dakota FanningLily Owens
- Queen LatifahAugust Boatwright
- Jennifer HudsonRosaleen Daise
- Alicia KeysJune Boatwright
- Sophie OkonedoMay Boatwright
- Paul BettanyT. Ray Owens
- Hilarie Burton MorganDeborah Owens
- Tristan Mack WildsZach Taylor
- Nate ParkerNeil
- Shondrella AveryGreta
Crew
- Gina Prince-BythewoodDirector
- Gina Prince-BythewoodScreenplay
- Sue Monk KiddNovel
- Rogier StoffersDirector of Photography
- Mark IshamOriginal Music Composer
- Terilyn A. ShropshireEditor
- Lauren Shuler DonnerProducer
- Will SmithProducer
- Joe PichiralloProducer
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