The Secret Life of Bees
movie

Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.
Released September 17, 2008
Overview
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.
Cast

Dakota Fanning
as
Lily Owens

Queen Latifah
as
August Boatwright

Jennifer Hudson
as
Rosaleen Daise

Alicia Keys
as
June Boatwright

Sophie Okonedo
as
May Boatwright

Paul Bettany
as
T. Ray Owens

Hilarie Burton
as
Deborah Owens

Tristan Mack Wilds
as
Zach Taylor

Nate Parker
as
Neil

Shondrella Avery
as
Greta
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Renee Ford Clark
as
Doll (as Renée Clark)

Sharon Conley
as
Violet
Crew

Gina Prince-Bythewood
as
Screenplay

Gina Prince-Bythewood
as
Director

Mark Isham
as
Original Music Composer

Sue Monk Kidd
as
Novel
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James Lassiter
as
Producer

Will Smith
as
Producer
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Joe Pichirallo
as
Producer
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Dean Mumford
as
Stunt Coordinator
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Aisha Coley
as
Casting
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Shutchai Tym Buacharern
as
Makeup Department Head
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Leigh Leverett
as
Costume Supervisor
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Sandra Hernandez
as
Costume Design