The Secret Life of Bees
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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.
- Director
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Worldwide
- $40M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
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What It's About
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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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Box Office & Release
The Secret Life of Bees returned 3.6× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $11M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $40M
- Release date
- Sep 17, 2008
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- MPAA rating
- PG-13
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
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