Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Directed by:
Doug Atchison

Written by:
Doug Atchison

Plot:
A precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda, Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee, and other members of her community.

Genres: Drama
Countries: United States
Languages: English
Runtime: 112

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Cast:

Laurence Fishburne... Dr. Larabee

Curtis Armstrong... Mr. Welch

Lee Garlington... Regional Judge

Angela Bassett... Tanya

Tzi Ma... Mr. Chiu

Lauren Sanchez... Reporter

Sidney Ganis... Regional Pronouncer

Bonita Friedericy... Volunteer

Jack Ong... Korean Grocer

Wolfgang Bodison... Akeelah's Father

Eddie Steeples... Derrick-T

Jeris Poindexter... Steve