DVD
The secret life of bees
Call Number
- DVD DRAMA (WSQ)
Edition
Widescreen version.
Languages
English or Spanish dialogue with English, Spanish, or French subtitles; closed-captioned.
Performers
Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Paul Bettany.
Publication Information
Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2009]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and some violence.
Summary
Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand-in mother for Lilly. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
Notes
Title from container.
Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.