Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
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- Drama
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.
Keywords
- single mother
- family drama
- independent film
- black people
- south central los angeles
- community spirit
- spelling bee
- pre-teen
- spelling
- black community
- parental abuse
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 28, 2006
- Original language
- English
- Spoken languages
- english
- Countries
- United States of America
- Production
- Lions Gate Films,2929 Productions,Out of the Blue... Entertainment,Starbucks Entertainment,Cinema Gypsy Productions,Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
- Budget
- $8,000,000
- Revenue
- $18,948,425
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt0437800