National Bestseller Filmed at Buckner Hill Plantation

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood Wraps Production. 

Now on DVD and VHS......the film version of the national bestseller "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" filmed on location at Buckner Hill Plantation......watch this site for updates and links to news on the film and its distinguished cast including Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, James Garner, Ellen Burstyn, Dame Maggie Smith, Fionnula Flanagan, Shirley Knight, Angus MacFadyen, David Lee Smith, Ron Dortch, Leslie Silva and others......

Click Here for a List of Brief Comments from the Critics...........

Official Film Site (Warner  Bros. Studios)

The film version of Rebecca Well's national bestseller, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood completed production in and around the Wilmington, North Carolina area in June, 2001. Buckner Hill Plantation near Faison was the site of the fictitious Walker family's "Pecan Grove" Louisiana home and was used as the main site for much of the filming.  The feature film adaptation of the best-selling novel stars Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, Academy Award-winner Ellen Burstyn, Academy Award-winner Dame Maggie Smith and James Garner.

"What a magical experience" say the location owners of their interaction with the cast and crew.  View their comments here.

Thousands of sunflowers were planted for filming on location at Buckner Hill Plantation

In June, 2001, many thousands of sunflowers came to life on the land around the plantation. You can view some of the photos of the sunflowers in the photo gallery.