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Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Drama

Changing the world... one word at a time.

Release Date: 2006, April 28
Directors: Doug Atchison
Countries: United States of America
Production: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Cast: Laurence Fishburne, Lauren Sánchez Bezos, Angela Bassett, Tzi Ma, Sidney Ganis, Keke Palmer, Jeris Poindexter, Wolfgang Bodison, Bonita Friedericy, Curtis Armstrong, Erica Hubbard, Lee Garlington

Overview:

11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

Keywords:

independent film pre-teen single mother family drama parental abuse black community south central los angeles community spirit spelling bee spelling