2008 - The Secret Life of Bees - Movie Set

RELEASE DATE: October 17, 2008 . MOVIE TITLE: The Secret Life of Bees . STUDIO: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. PLOT: 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 . PICTURED: DAKOTA FANNING as Lily Owens with QUEEN LATIFAH as August Boatwright, JENNIFER HUDSON as Rosaleen Daise and SOPHIE OKONEDO as May Boatwright.