Akeelah and the Bee

• PG
• 113 min
• 2006
• USA
• English
• Directed by Doug Atchison

• Angela Bassett,
• Laurence Fishburne,
• Keke Palmer

Akeelah Anderson, from south Los Angeles, has a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda, Keke 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 a cast of colorful characters from the community.

• Drama