The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

Synopsis

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.

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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 Morgan as Deborah Owens
• Tristan Mack Wilds as Zach Taylor
• Nate Parker as Neil
• Shondrella Avery as Greta

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