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Certificate 12A

Cast Dakota Fanning Queen Latifah Jennifer Hudson Sophie Okonedo Paul Bettany Alicia Keys

Directors Gina Prince-Blythewood

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Running Time 109 mins. minutes

The Secret Life Of Bees
A timely update of the 1962 classic The Inner Thoughts Of Wasps

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South Carolina, 1964. Haunted by the death of her mother, 14 year-old Lily (Fanning) seeks solace with her housekeeper Rosaleen (Hudson). When the pair go on the run after Rosaleen is racially attacked, they find refuge with the bee-keeping Boatwright sisters...

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