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The Secret Life of Bees
Haunted by memories of her late mother and abused by her father, 14-year-old Lily Owens runs away with her friend and caregiver Rosaleen to the South Carolina town that holds the key to her mother's past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters, Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
15 July 1989, Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA
23 April 1930, New York City, New York, USA
26 April 1971, Los Angeles, California, USA
11 August 1968, London, England, UK
29 June 1971, New York, USA
4 January 2000, North Carolina, USA
15 January 1958, Wise, Virginia, USA
23 January 1973
January 03, 2011
A sweet, sentimental story with a sting in the tail.
July 06, 2009
Bees is almost too sweet, but with enduring enough performances to make a solid movie.
October 17, 2008
It's hard to roll your eyes when they're full of tears.
March 06, 2009
The story is a gentle depiction of harsh times that works best as a coming-of-age parable, not so well as a historical drama.
April 01, 2011
All the pieces are there for a good movie but there's an undeniable sense of reluctance to put them into play. Every time it seems like the film might be taking a chance it retreats to safe ground.
May 04, 2009
(...) Hay un mérito atendible en la directora y es evitar caer en la sensiblería barata que el asunto arriesgaba.
October 23, 2008
The filmmakers give Latifah and Fanning room to create characters that breathe in the sweet smell of clover and breathe out the contented sigh of independence.
August 03, 2009
Can I tell you a secret? This movie is *really* good. Grab Nana and go see it!
October 17, 2008
The film is full of sweet, subtle touches.
October 20, 2008
Sweat and good intentions, however, will take you only so far. And they take Bees right up to the threshold of entertaining%u2014but not one step further.
December 05, 2008
There's a purity, clarity and honesty to this feminist heart-warmer's melodramatic instincts that make it surprisingly moving and satisfying.
October 20, 2008
The honey runs thick in The Secret Life of Bees, and so does the treacle.