Jennifer Hudson on the Secret Life of Bees Movie
By APOOO • Oct 17th, 2008 • Category: Tell It Like It Tis Thursday •
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COMING TO A MOVIE THEATER NEAR YOU
OCTOBER 17, 2008
JENNIFER HUDSON ON THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES, based on the New York Times best selling novel and set in South Carolina in 1964, is the moving tale of Lily Owens (Fanning) a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother (Burton). To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father (Bettany), Lily flees with Rosaleen (Hudson), her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother’s past. Taken in by the intelligent and independent Boatwright sisters (Latifah, Okonedo and Keys), Lily finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping.
Written for the Screen and Directed by: Gina Prince-Bythewood
Based upon the novel by: Sue Monk Kidd
Produced by : Lauren Shuler Donner, James Lassiter, Will Smith, Joe Pichirallo
Executive Produced by: Jada Pinkett Smith
Cast: Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo, Nate Parker, Tristan Wilds, Hilarie Burton and Paul Bettany
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I look forward to seeing the movie. I didn’t like the book for some reason but the movie looks better.
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Secret life of bees is the latest for me. It is about a girl just like me who is run away from home and live with some dearest people Life is surly a story and a task to achieve. It is not about the races it is about the humanity most of the times saw it from http://www.80millionmoviesfree.com fantastic it is
i read the book first and i thought it was very well written. it was very easy to identify with the characters . it was an easy read for me i loved it. the movie was true to the book, it did not let me down. i enjoyed both and gave my friend a copy of each. so you know i really liked them