The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 drama film, adapted from the novel of the same name by Sue Monk Kidd. Set in South Carolina in 1964, 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. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping, honey and the Black Madonna.

release year: 2008

star(s): Alicia Keys    Dakota Fanning    Jennifer Hudson    Nate Parker    Paul Bettany    Queen Latifah