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Akeelah and the Bee
Doug Atchison

Akeelah and the Bee

  • Drama

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

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RELEASE

2006-04-28

BUGET

$8.0M

LENGTH

112 min

Description

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.