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The Secret Life of Bees
| Rating: | PG-13 (for thematic material and some violence) |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure, Drama |
| Release Date: | October 17, 2008 |
| Running time: | 109 minutes |
| Cast: | Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys |
| Director: | Gina Prince-Bythewood |
| Producer: | Lauren Shuler Donner, Jack Leslie, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Joe Pichirallo |
| Writer: | Sue Monk Kidd, Gina Prince-Bythewood |
| Distributor: | Fox Searchlight |
Description: Set in South Carolina in 1964, the film is the moving 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. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.
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