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Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
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.
Genre: Drama
Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable
Crew: Doug Atchison (Writer), Doug Atchison (Director), Nancy Hult Ganis (Producer), Cheryl Cravedi (Set Costumer), Saeed Adyani (Still Photographer), M. David Mullen (Director of Photography)
Subtitle: ETC.
Release: Apr 28, 2006
Popularity: 12.521
Language: English
Studio: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Country: United States of America