Lily Owens (Dakota Fanning), the lead character of
The Secret Life of Bees, doesn't know who her mother was. Beyond the fact that she's responsible for inadvertently shooting her mom, Lily doesn't know a thing about her mysterious mom. Her father, T. Ray Owens (Paul Bettany), certainly won't tell her anything about her mom. That means Lily has got to find out for herself. Teaming up with her family's house worker Rosaleen (Jennifer Hudson), Lily travels to a pink-colored house that she just knows is connected to her mom's past. The house is run by honey farmer August (Queen Latifah) and her sisters, June (Alicia Keys) and May (Sophie Okonedo), who give Lily and Rosaleen a temporary place to stay while Lily tries to discover who her mom was.
