Movie
The Secret Life of Bees
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2008-09-17
- Runtime
- 114 min
- Genres
- Family, Adventure, Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Dune Entertainment III, Fox Searchlight Pictures, The Donners' Company, Overbrook Entertainment
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dakota Fanning as Lily Owens
- Queen Latifah as August Boatwright
- Jennifer Hudson as Rosaleen Daise
- Alicia Keys as June Boatwright
- Sophie Okonedo as May Boatwright
- Paul Bettany as T. Ray Owens
- Hilarie Burton Morgan as Deborah Owens
- Tristan Mack Wilds as Zach Taylor
- Nate Parker as Neil
- Shondrella Avery as Greta
- Renee Ford Clark as Doll (as Renée Clark)
- Sharon Conley as Violet
Crew
- Gina Prince-Bythewood - Director
- Gina Prince-Bythewood - Screenplay
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