The Secret Life of Bees
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.
- genus: Family, Adventure, Drama
- Studio: Dune Entertainment III, Fox Searchlight Pictures, The Donners' Company, Overbrook Entertainment
- keyword: melancholy, woman director, shocking, hopeful
- cast: Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany
