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Akeelah and the Bee
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father died, her mother ignored her, her brother ran with the local gang. She's smart, but her environment threatens to stifle her aspirations. Responding to her school principal's threat, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee to avoid detention due to her numerous absences. To her surprise and confusion, she won. Her principal asked her to seek training from an English professor named Dr. Larabee. With the possibility of making it to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looming, Akeelah can give her community someone to rally around and be proud of -- but only if she can overcome the odds. security and his disturbing family life. She must also overcome Dr. Larabee's demons,
Director: Doug Atchison
Screenwriter: Doug Atchison
Cast: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer
Duration: 1h52m
Genre: drama, family
Year of release: 2006
Status: screened