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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Details
- Director
- Doug Atchison
- Writer
- Doug Atchison
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $8,000,000
Cast
Angela Bassett
Curtis Armstrong
Erica Hubbard
J.R. Villarreal
Julito McCullum
Keke Palmer
Laurence Fishburne
Lee Thompson Young
Sahara Garey
Sean Michael Afable
Keywords
based on true story
black community
community spirit
family drama
independent film
parental abuse
pre-teen
single mother
south central los angeles
spelling
spelling bee
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