Where was The Secret Life of Bees filmed?
2008 film, directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood.
- North Carolina
The story is set in South Carolina, about 118 miles (190 km) from where it was filmed.
Where it’s set vs. where it was filmed
- Set in
- South Carolina
- Filmed in
- North Carolina
- Distance
- About 118 miles (190 km) between South Carolina and the nearest filming location.
About The Secret Life of Bees
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- Released
- 2008
- Director
- Gina Prince-Bythewood
- Cast
- Queen LatifahDakota FanningJennifer HudsonEva LongoriaSophie OkonedoPaul BettanyHilarie BurtonShondrella AveryNate Parker
- Genre
- Drama
- Based on
- The Secret Life of Bees
The story
In 1964, Lily Owens lives on a South Carolina peach orchard with her abusive, widowed father T.
Ray, who assumes she was there with a boy, and punishes her by having her kneel on a pile of grits for an hour.
They head for Tiburon, with Lily hoping to figure out more about her mother's past.
Also filmed there
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- One Tree Hill North Carolina
- Dawson's Creek North Carolina
- Crimes of the Heart North Carolina
- The Bedroom Window North Carolina
- Revolution North Carolina
- The Last American Hero North Carolina
- Rambling Rose North Carolina
- Songcatcher North Carolina
- Once Around North Carolina
- George Washington North Carolina
- Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby North Carolina
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