The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

Synopsis: THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory... THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father (Bettany), Lily flees with Rosaleen (Hudson), her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters (Latifah, Okonedo and Keys), Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping. [More]

Starring: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys

Starring: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Nate Parker, Tristan Wilds, Hilarie Burton, Paul Bettany

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood

Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Screenwriter: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Producer: Lauren Shuler Donner, Will Smith, James Lassiter, Joe Pichirallo
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Fox Searchlight Pictures

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