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The Secret Life of Bees

The Secret Life of Bees
★ 7.5/10•2008•1h 54m•PG-13•Family•Adventure•Drama

Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.

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.

Gina Prince-Bythewood · Screenplay

Gina Prince-Bythewood · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 54m
LanguageEN
Release DateSep 17, 2008
Budget$11,000,000
Revenue$39,952,437

Actors

Dakota Fanning

Dakota Fanning

Lily Owens

Queen Latifah

Queen Latifah

August Boatwright

Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

Rosaleen Daise

Alicia Keys

Alicia Keys

June Boatwright

Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

May Boatwright

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

T. Ray Owens

Hilarie Burton Morgan

Hilarie Burton Morgan

Deborah Owens

Tristan Mack Wilds

Tristan Mack Wilds

Zach Taylor

Nate Parker

Nate Parker

Neil

Shondrella Avery

Shondrella Avery

Greta

Renee Ford Clark

Doll (as Renée Clark)

Sharon Conley

Sharon Conley

Violet

Nicky Buggs

Nicky Buggs

Cressie

Jasmine Burke

Jasmine Burke

Sugar Girl

Emma Sage Bowman

Young Lily

Emily Alyn Lind

Emily Alyn Lind

Young Lily

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