The Secret Life of Bees [Blu-ray] | ![The Secret Life of Bees [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51qVYkCMIuL._SL500_.jpg) | Director: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Actors: Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Queen Latifah, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
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Rating:  127 reviews
Sales Rank: 28820
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Blu-ray
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 110 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 6.6 x 5.3 x 0.5
MPN: FOXBR2257588
UPC: 024543575887
EAN: 0024543575887
ASIN: B001NLJ3N0
Theatrical Release Date: February 3, 2008
Release Date: February 3, 2009
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Headed by an all-star cast of women, The Secret Life of Bees is the heartwarming and well-told story of a young girl who finds love and acceptance from a trio of independent sisters. The Secret Life of Bees is based on the bestselling book of the same name by Sue Monk Kidd and centers around the plight of 14-year-old Lily (Dakota Fanning). Assuming the burden for her mother's premature death, she has a precarious relationship with her abusive father T. Ray (Paul Bettany). Lily's only friend is her caregiver Rosaleen (Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson). Set in South Carolina in 1964, when civil rights wasn't a given, Rosaleen's life is threatened by racists who'd just as soon see her dead than exercise her right to vote. Lily runs away with her to a town she believes may hold the secrets of her mother's life. There the pair meet the Boatwright sisters August (Queen Latifah), June (Alicia Keys) and May (Sophie Okonedo)--who produce the area's famous Black Madonna honey. They eventually provide Lily with the unconditional love she never felt she had and also show Rosaleen that being a black woman in the South doesn't mean she can't have a sense of worth. The Secret Life of Bees doesn't try to pass itself off as a historical documentation of race relations in the 1960s. But the fictional slice of life still resonates because of the feelings of injustice that it stirs up. Though the film is written to show the disparity between blacks and whites, there is always a strong sense of hope, thanks to the lead actresses who bring empathy and dignity to their roles. Hudson exhibits some of the same quiet grace that Regina Taylor brought to her role as the family housekeeper in the superb TV series I'll Fly Away. Latifah has the part of wise matriarch down pat, even when she's playing a sister rather than a mother. And it's clear that Fanning is making a seamless transition from kid to young adult roles. Whether she's giving an impassioned monologue or listening thoughtfully, Fanning brings nuance and intelligence to her role. --Jae-Ha Kim
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Product Description
Genre: Drama
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 3-FEB-2009
Media Type: Blu-Ray
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 The Secret Life if Bees March 21, 2010
B. Tracy Hanson
Beautiful music, restful and yet uplifting,..and now, so special as we played it as my mother passed from here to there.
Awsome March 16, 2010
Mildred B. Simon
Every product I received are excellent. The shipping is excellent. The customer service is excellent.
I would recommend it to a friend.
 The Secret Life of Bees March 11, 2010
Joyce Wynne (watha, NC USA)
I have not seen the movie but the Pink House is right down the road from where I live, its a fascinating looking house and I had to go by when they where filming and it rained alot during that time, they were patient with us as we were with them. So it was an adventure for our little neighborhood in Watha North Carolina
Ahhh, pulls on the strings of your heart. February 16, 2010
Alicia M. Justus (Washington)
Oh did I cry, but it was a wonderful movie, filled with humor, drive, urgency, toughness, and resiliancy. Loved this movie! Watch it with your girlfriends, not so much a guys movie.
Great Movie February 6, 2010
J. Ross-Shaw (Chicago, IL United States)
The novel is great. This movie did a great job at sticking very close to the details in the novel.
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