The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

09/17/2008 (US) • 1h 54m

Family, Adventure, Drama

Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.

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.

Top Billed Cast

Dakota Fanning

Lily Owens

Queen Latifah

August Boatwright

Jennifer Hudson

Rosaleen Daise

Alicia Keys

June Boatwright

Sophie Okonedo

May Boatwright

Paul Bettany

T. Ray Owens

Hilarie Burton

Deborah Owens


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$11,000,000.00

Revenue

$38,105,395.00

Keywords

melancholy

woman director

shocking

hopeful

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