Akeelah and the Bee

  (2006)
With an aptitude for words, 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is determined to spell her way out of South Los Angeles, entering scores of local contests and eventually landing a chance to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. Despite discouragement from her mother (Angela Bassett), Akeelah gets support from her bookish tutor (Laurence Fishburne), her principal (Curtis Armstrong) and proud members of her community.
Starring: Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
Director: Doug Atchison
Genre:  Children & Family
Format:  DVD
Language: English
Subtitles: English ...
Rated PGFor some language
Akeelah and the Bee
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