Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Changing the world... one word at a time.
TMDb|7.0
28/04/2006• 1h 53mDrama
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.
Details
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Director
Doug Atchison
Production Countries
US
Spoken Languages
English
Production Companies
Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
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