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The Secret Life of Bees

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7.5/10 • 528

2008-09-171h 54m

FamilyAdventureDrama

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.

Directors
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Editors
Terilyn A. Shropshire

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  1. Dakota Fanning

    Dakota Fanning

    Lily Owens

  2. Queen Latifah

    Queen Latifah

    August Boatwright

  3. Jennifer Hudson

    Jennifer Hudson

    Rosaleen Daise

  4. Alicia Keys

    Alicia Keys

    June Boatwright

  5. Sophie Okonedo

    Sophie Okonedo

    May Boatwright

  6. Paul Bettany

    Paul Bettany

    T. Ray Owens

  7. Hilarie Burton

    Hilarie Burton

    Deborah Owens

  8. Tristan Mack Wilds

    Tristan Mack Wilds

    Zach Taylor

  9. Nate Parker

    Nate Parker

    Neil

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$11,000,000.00
Revenue
$38,105,395.00
Keywords
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