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The Secret Life of Bees
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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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From left: Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson and Alicia Keys star in the movie, which is based on a bestselling novel.
The Secret Life of Bees
Dakota Fanning has some moments, but syrupy tale will generate little buzz
By GARY THOMPSON, thompsg@phillynews.com
Posted 10/16/2008
"The Secret Life of Bees" is like something Mark Twain might have come up with if he wanted to get on Oprah. It's Huck Finn with a book-group makeover, so your abused child runaway becomes a girl (Dakota Fanning, naturally), and the on-the-road African-American companion becomes one of the Dreamgirls (Jennifer Hudson). » Read more
The Secret Life of Bees
By Carrie Rickey, Inquirer Movie Critic
Posted 10/17/2008
Queen Latifah's poignant work in Gina Prince-Bythewood's The Secret Life of Bees merits a pillar in the movie colonnade alongside those of Gary Cooper, John Wayne and Denzel Washington. » Read more
 
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MPAA rating:
PG-13
for thematic material and some violence
Cast:
Dakota Fanning; Paul Bettany; Nate Parker; Jennifer Hudson; Queen Latifah; Sophie Okonedo; Hilarie Burton; Alicia Keys
Directed by:
Gina Prince-Bythewood
On the web:
 
The Secret Life of Bees Official Site
Genre:
Action, Adventure; Drama
Running time:
01:49
Release date:
2008
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