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The Secret Life of Bees
Synopsis
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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Full Credits
  • Director:
    Gina Prince-Bythewood,
  • Writer:
    Gina Prince-Bythewood, Sue Monk Kidd,
  • Producer:
    Lauren Shuler Donner, Jack Leslie, Joe Pichirallo, Will Smith, James Lassiter,
  • Cinematographer:
    Rogier Stoffers,
  • Editor:
    Terilyn A. Shropshire,
  • Executive Producer:
    Jada Pinkett Smith,
  • Cast:
    Sophie Okonedo, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Thom Rainey,
  • Novel:
    Sue Monk Kidd,
  • Casting:
    Mark Fincannon, Lisa Mae Fincannon, Aisha Coley, Craig Fincannon,
  • Still Photographer:
    Sidney Ray Baldwin,
  • Set Decoration:
    James Edward Ferrell Jr.,
  • Screenplay:
    Gina Prince-Bythewood,
  • Production Design:
    Warren Alan Young,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Camille Friend,
  • Makeup Department Head:
    Shutchai Tym Buacharern,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Leigh Leverett,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Mark Isham,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Dean Mumford,
  • Art Direction:
    Alan Hook,
  • Gaffer:
    Tommy Ray Sullivan,
  • Costume Design:
    Sandra Hernandez,
  • Music Supervisor:
    Linda Cohen,

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