Set in South Carolina in 1964, this is the tale of Lily Owens a 14 year-old girl who is haunted by the memory of her late mother. To escape her lonely life and troubled relationship with her father, Lily flees with Rosaleen, her caregiver and only friend, to a South Carolina town that holds the secret to her mother's past.
Cast
Dakota Fanning
Lily Owens
Queen Latifah
August Boatwright
Jennifer Hudson
Rosaleen Daise
Alicia Keys
June Boatwright
Sophie Okonedo
May Boatwright
Paul Bettany
T. Ray Owens
Hilarie Burton
Deborah Owens
Tristan Mack Wilds
Zach Taylor
Nate Parker
Neil
Shondrella Avery
Greta
Renee Ford Clark
Doll (as Renée Clark)
Sharon Conley
Violet
Nicky Buggs
Cressie
Jasmine Burke
Sugar Girl
Emma Sage Bowman
Young Lily
Emily Alyn Lind
Young Lily
Addy Miller
Young Lily
Taylor Kowalski
Teenager
Bob Hungerford
Frank Posey
Richard Todd Sullivan
Mechanic
Chris Moore
Posey's Buddy
Bill Oberst Jr.
Sheriff Gaston
Cullen Moss
Young White Policemna
Walt Elder
Driver
Dan Beene
Mr. Kirven
Joe Chrest
Mr. Forrest
Robin Mullins
Miss Lacy
Tom Conder
White Man #1
Jay Pearson
White Man #3
Dan Cox
Sheriff Brooks
Quentin Kerr
Police Officer
Kimberly Bailey
Additional Voices (voice)
Doug Burch
Additional Voices (voice)
Cathy Cavadini
Additional Voices (voice)
Lanei Chapman
Additional Voices (voice)
Barbara Harris
Additional Voices (voice)
Amad Jackson
Additional Voices (voice)
Terence Mathews
Additional Voices (voice)
Jeremy Maxwell
Additional Voices (voice)
Alan Oppenheimer
Additional Voices (voice)
Richard Penn
Additional Voices (voice)
Noreen Reardon
Additional Voices (voice)
Cheryl Tyre Smith
Additional Voices (voice)
Crew
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Director, Screenplay
Sue Monk Kidd
Novel
Terilyn A. Shropshire
Editor
Rogier Stoffers
Director of Photography
Jada Pinkett Smith
Executive Producer
Lauren Shuler Donner
Producer
Will Smith
Producer
Joe Pichirallo
Producer
James Lassiter
Producer
Warren Alan Young
Production Design
Aisha Coley
Casting
Craig Fincannon
Casting
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Casting
Mark Fincannon
Casting
Leigh Leverett
Costume Supervisor
Sandra Hernandez
Costume Design
Camille Friend
Hair Department Head
Shutchai Tym Buacharern
Makeup Department Head
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
Linda Cohen
Music Supervisor
James Edward Ferrell Jr.
Set Decoration
Sidney Ray Baldwin
Still Photographer
Thom Rainey
Script Supervisor
Dean Mumford
Stunt Coordinator
Tommy Ray Sullivan
Gaffer
Alan Hook
Art Direction
