| Description |
1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen (2.35:1); Dolby Digital surround or 5.1, region 1. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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Based on the novel by Sue Monk Kidd. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2008. |
| Cast |
Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Alicia Keys, Sophie Okonedo. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Rogier Stoffers ; editor, Terilyn A. Shropshire ; music, Mark Isham. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and some violence. |
| Summary |
Lily Owens is a young girl who lives on the peach farm that her abusive father owns. Rosaleen is a black woman hired by Lily's father to be a stand in mother for Lily. Rosaleen insults some of the biggest racists in their town. Lily and Rosaleen run away to a town Lily believes that her mother once lived in. They go to live with the three Boatwright sisters on their honey farm. She finds solace in their mesmerizing world of beekeeping. |
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Abused teenagers -- Southern States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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Beekeepers -- Southern States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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United States -- Race relations -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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African American sisters -- Southern States -- Drama -- Videodiscs.
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DVDs.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Lassiter, James.
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Leslie, Ewan.
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Pichirallo, Joe.
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Shuler-Donner, Lauren.
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Smith, Will, 1968-
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Prince-Bythewood, Gina.
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Queen Latifah, 1970-
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Fanning, Dakota, 1994-
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Hudson, Jennifer, 1981-
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Keys, Alicia.
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Okonedo, Sophie.
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Kidd, Sue Monk.
Secret life of bees.
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Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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Overbrook Entertainment (Firm)
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Donner's Company (Firm)
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Music No. |
2255632 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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