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Akeelah and the Bee

112 min 2006

Akeelah and the Bee

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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.

Country
United States
Genre
Drama
Released
28 Apr, 2006
Cast
Keke Palmer Laurence Fishburne Angela Bassett
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