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The Secret Life of Bees (2008) [PG-13]

Release Date:
September 17, 2008

Original Title:
The Secret Life of Bees

Alternate Titles:
Bienes Hemmelige Liv
La vida secreta de las abejas
Mehiläisten salaisuudet

Genres:
Adventure | Drama | Family

Production Companies:
Dune Entertainment III
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Overbrook Entertainment
The Donners' Company

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AU: M  BR: 16  DE: 12  HU: 18  IE: 15A  JP: PG12  PL: 16  PT: M/12  US: PG-13 

Runtime: 114

Bring Your Girlfriends, Sisters, Mothers and Daughters.

Overview from TheMovieDB

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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Art Direction:
Alan Hook

Casting:
Craig Fincannon
Mark Fincannon
Aisha Coley
Lisa Mae Fincannon

Costume Design:
Sandra Hernandez

Costume Supervisor:
Leigh Leverett

Director:
Gina Prince-Bythewood

Director of Photography:
Rogier Stoffers

Editor:
Terilyn A. Shropshire

Executive Producer:
Jada Pinkett Smith

Gaffer:
Tommy Ray Sullivan

Hair Department Head:
Camille Friend

Makeup Department Head:
Shutchai Tym Buacharern

Music Supervisor:
Linda Cohen

Novel:
Sue Monk Kidd

Original Music Composer:
Mark Isham

Producer:
Will Smith
Lauren Shuler Donner
Joe Pichirallo
James Lassiter

Production Design:
Warren Alan Young

Screenplay:
Gina Prince-Bythewood

Script Supervisor:
Thom Rainey

Set Decoration:
James Edward Ferrell Jr.

Still Photographer:
Sidney Ray Baldwin

Stunt Coordinator:
Dean Mumford

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