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The Secret Life of Bees Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood Cast: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo

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  • Blu-ray Release Date: 02/03/2009
  • Original Release: 2008
  • Rating: Rated PG13
  • Sales Rank: 30,719

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Theatrical version; Extended version; Commentary with director/screenwriter; Gina Prince-Bythewood, producers Lauren Shuler Donner & Joe Pichirallo, actors Dakota Fanning and Queen Latifah; Commentary with director/screenwriter Gina Prince-Bythewood and film editor Terilyn Shropshire; 8 deleted scenes; Adaptation: Bringing the Secret Life of Bees to the Big Screen featurette; The Women and Men of The Secret Life of Bees featurette; Inside the Pink House With Sue Monk Kidd featurette; Beekeeping 101 featurette; Life in the Set featurette; The World Premiere featurette

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Gina Prince-Bythewood's adaptation of Sue Monk Kidd's novel The Secret Life of Bees stars Dakota Fanning as Lily, a 14-year-old growing up in a small Southern town in 1964. She is haunted by memories of shooting her mother when she was a young girl. Lily lives with her emotionally distant father, and her best friend is their African-American housekeeper Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson). After locals beat Rosaleen for attempting to register as a voter, and Lily's dad goes one step too far during an argument with his daughter, Lily and Rosaleen set out to find the place where the only picture Lily has of her mother was taken. That place turns out to be the home of the independent Boatwright sisters, a trio -- Queen Latifah, Sophie Okonedo, and Alicia Keys -- who make a very successful living producing honey. Lily and her friend move in with them, and soon the girl learns about both beekeeping and life. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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Don't miss Secret Life of Beesby Anonymous

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July 14, 2009: Well crafted, well acted and directed. Thoughtful, insightful, revealing and very human. I cared about the well-being of the the characters and was touched by their experiences.

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Faithful to the Bookby LanellaLeigh

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July 09, 2009: Interesting story of a young girl seeking her mother's identity while helping herself and her black caretaker escape from the cruel father who blames her for her mother's death. They meet three unique sisters who share a house and secrets that eventually bring closure and hope for the future to everyone. Well performed--casting was excellent Unlike most book adaptations, this one was faithful to the book except in a couple of very minor details. Read the book, saw the movie at the theater then bought the DVD.

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