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Plot: What's the story about?
"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.
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Who stars in The Secret Life of Bees: Cast List
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Watchers, Vicious
Breathe, The Three Stooges
Smokin' Aces, Time Is Illmatic
Death on the Nile, Skin
Non-Stop, Ain't Them Bodies Saints
Fruitvale Station, Red Tails
Bloodworth, Growing Up Smith
Here, Legion
Who's making The Secret Life of Bees: Crew List
A look at the The Secret Life of Bees behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Gina Prince-Bythewood last directed The Woman King and The Old Guard. The film's writer Gina Prince-Bythewood last wrote Nappily Ever After and Before I Fall.
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Lauren Shuler DonnerJames Lassiter
Joe Pichirallo
Will Smith
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Production: What we know about The Secret Life of Bees?
Key Facts
- A female-oriented coming-of-age tale based on the Sue Monk Kidd best-seller.
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
The Secret Life of Bees Release Date: When was the film released?
The Secret Life of Bees was a release in 2008 on Friday, October 17, 2008. There were 8 other movies released on the same date, including Flashbacks of a Fool, The Elephant King and Morning Light.
The Secret Life of Bees DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
The Secret Life of Bees was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 .