Release Date
October 17, 2008
DVD Release Date
February 3, 2009 (Buy on Amazon)
Director
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Writer
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Cast
Queen Latifah, Dakota Fanning, Jennifer Hudson, Sophie Okonedo, Alicia Keys, Paul Bettany, Hilarie Burton, Nate Parker
Studio
Running Time
110 minutes
MPA Rating
Rated PG-13 for thematic material and some violence
Set in South Carolina in 1964, the film 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... Full synopsis »
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