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The Secret Life Of Bees
- Genre: Drama
- Film running length: 110 min
- UK release date: 5/12/2008
- Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Co
Who´s in it?
Dakota Fanning, Queen Latifah, Paul Bettany, Jennifer Hudson
What´s the plot?
Based on the best selling novel and set in South Carolina during the Civil Rights era, ‘The Secret Life of Bees’ is a touching story about a fourteen-year-old girl trying to replace the loss of her mother. When she is taken in by three honey-making sisters she discovers the secret to her mother’s past, and the love of a real family.
If you liked “The Kite Runner” and ‘Water”, you’ll love “The Secret Life of Bees”
If you liked “The Kite Runner” and ‘Water”, you’ll love “The Secret Life of Bees”
BBFC Consumer Advice Contains moderate violence and emotionally intense scenes.
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Latest customer reviews (from a total of 2 reviews):
The honey..succulently sweet and sensitively sentimental
Reviewer: hc2
Date: 19/12/2008
The Secret Life of Bees is not normally the type of film i would go for as i'm not usually the sentimental type when it comes to a drama, but i was persuaded by my girlfriend to go and see this with her and i'm glad i did. This film was amazing to watch and believe me i'm surprised i enjoyed it. The basic story is about a girl Lily (Dakota Fanning) who lives with her bullying father (Paul Bettany) and runs away with her black maid Rosalyn to her sisters place where she stays and learns about friendship and love with and the truth about her mothers disappearance. This is a brilliantly acted film from all the cast particularly Dakota Fanning who is establishing herself as a good actress and from Queen Latifah who always an puts an effort into a perfromance and Paul Bettany is perfect for the part of the disturbed father, the story is interesting as it is set during the civil rights era making the issue the film is exploring about race, which is explored well (unlike Lakeview Terrace), it was also tense with when her father catches up with her and the incidents to do with the mistreatment of black people. This movie is very warm and touching and all senses well worth watching in my opinion. Although it won't appeal to everyone.
A waste of talented actors
Reviewer: idontneedtobeidntified
Date: 16/12/2008
One of the most condescending films I've seen in years
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