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The Secret Life of Bees(Movie, 2008)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 54min | Genres: Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
The Secret Life of BeesRating: 3.7/5 (with 226226 votes)
The Secret Life of Bees is a 2008 American drama film adapted from the 2001 novel of the same name by Sue Monk Kidd. Starring Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, and Paul Bettany, the film was directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood and produced by Lauren Shuler Donner and Will Smith, with Jada Pinkett Smith as the executive producer. The Secret Life of Bees is noted for Queen Latifah's critically acclaimed performance as August Boatwright. The film was released in the United States on October 17, 2008, and in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2008. ()
Movie poster of The Secret Life of Bees

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"The Secret Life of Bees" is currently available on 2 providers. The Secret Life of Bees can be rented on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (SD/HD/4K) or purchased on Amazon Instant Video and Apple / iTunes Store (as a download from the website or as a Blu-ray Disc/DVD).

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Duration: 1h 45min
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Available languages: German
Duration: 1h 45min
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Duration: 1h 50min
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Also available at Amazon.de on: DVD

About The Secret Life of Bees

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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Production country: United States of America (USA)
Plays in: South Carolina
Based on the work of: Sue Monk Kidd ("The Secret Life of Bees")
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 21 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Norwegian (NO), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date DE: 04/22/2009 (World premiere: 09/17/2008)
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La vida secreta de las abejas"
"Mehiläisten salaisuudet"
"Bienes Hemmelige Liv"
Keywords: woman director
Budget: 11,000,000 USD
Revenue: 38,105,395 USD (= 346%)

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