The Secret Life of Bees (2008)Overview:
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Logline: In 1960s South Carolina, a young white girl flees her hometown with her black surrogate mother and is taken in by an eccentric trio of beekeeping sisters who introduce the runaway to their secret world.
Genres: Drama and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date: October 17th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material and some violence.
Distributors: Focus Features, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Production Co.: Donners Company, Overbrook Entertainment, Dune Entertainment
Studios: Focus Features, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Filming Locations: Wilmington, North Carolina USA
Produced in: United States

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)Synopsis:
Set in South Carolina in 1964, 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. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)Cast:
Queen Latifah :August Boatwright
Dakota Fanning :Lily Owens
Jennifer Hudson :Rosaleen Daise
Sophie Okonedo :May Boatwright
Alicia Keys :June Boatwright
Paul Bettany :T. Ray Owens
Hilarie Burton :Deborah Owens
Nate Parker :Neil
Tristan Wilds :Zach Taylor
Shondrella Avery :Greta
Jasmine Burke :Sugar Girl
Bob Hungerford :Frank Posey
Chris Moore (II) :Posey’s Buddy
Bill Oberst :Sheriff Gaston
Walt Elder :Driver
Dan Beene :Mr. Kirven
Joe Chrest :Mr. Forrest
Robin Mullins :Miss Lacy
Jay Pearson (III) :White Man #3

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