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Film · Drama, Family, Adventure

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

★ 7.5 · 603 votesIMDb★ 7.2 · 30,103 votes1 h 54 minDrama2008

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.

Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writers
Gina Prince-Bythewood, Sue Monk Kidd
Country
United States
Language
English
Release date
September 17, 2008

The Secret Life of Bees cast

  • Dakota FanningLily Owens
  • Queen LatifahAugust Boatwright
  • Jennifer HudsonRosaleen Daise
  • Alicia KeysJune Boatwright
  • Sophie OkonedoMay Boatwright
  • Paul BettanyT. Ray Owens
  • Hilarie Burton MorganDeborah Owens
  • Tristan Mack WildsZach Taylor
  • Nate ParkerNeil
  • Shondrella AveryGreta
  • Renee Ford ClarkDoll (as Renée Clark)
  • Sharon ConleyViolet
  • Nicky BuggsCressie
  • Jasmine BurkeSugar Girl
  • Emma Sage BowmanYoung Lily
  • Emily Alyn LindYoung Lily
  • Addy MillerYoung Lily
  • Taylor KowalskiTeenager
  • Bob HungerfordFrank Posey
  • Richard Todd SullivanMechanic
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