The Secret Life of Bees

2008 • 109 minutes

About this movie

A drama, set in Southern U.S. in 1960's, revolving around teenager Lily Owens (Fanning) and her nanny, Rosaleen (Hudson), who flee their hometown to escape their harsh upbringing and uncover the mysteries of Lily's later mother. Along the way they encounter the Boatwrights, a trio of beekeeping sisters (Latifah, Okonedo, Keys), who fold the girl to their South Carolina home.

Ratings and reviews

Loved it!! The book was one of my favourites and rarely do people manage to do such great justice to a good book when turning it into a movie! I was pleasantly surprised. Brilliant acting and lovely, inspiring story!

I love nature and so movies like this one get me to wish for the impossible

Beautiful and touching story!