The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

Cast

Dakota Fanning (Lily Owens)Jennifer Hudson (Rosaleen Daise)Queen Latifah (August Boatwright)Alicia Keys (June Boatwright)Sophie Okonedo (May Boatwright)Paul Bettany (T. Ray Owens)Hilarie Burton (Deborah Owens)Tristan Mack Wilds (Zach Taylor)Nate Parker (Neil)Shondrella Avery (Greta)Renee Ford Clark (Doll)Sharon Conley (Violet)Nicky Buggs (Cressie)Jasmine Burke (Sugar Girl)Emma Sage Bowman (Young Lily)Emily Alyn Lind (Young Lily)Addy Miller (Young Lily)Taylor Kowalski (Teenager)

Director

Gina Prince-Bythewood

Synopsis

In 1964, a teenage girl in search of the truth about her mother runs away to a small town in South Carolina and finds a family of independent women who can connect her to her past.