7.03662006113 min

Akeelah and the Bee

Name: Akeelah and the Bee
Released: 2006-04-28
Rating: 7

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

Drama

Director: Doug Atchison

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The story

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.

Original title: Akeelah and the Bee
Release date: 2006-04-28
Original language: en
Budget: USD 8000000
Box office: USD 18948425