Akeelah and the Bee
Tonight year old Akeelah Anderson's lifetime is not easy: her dad is dead, and she is ignored by her mom brother runs with the local gangbangers. Her environment threatens to grope her aspirations, although she's smart. Responding to a hazard with her school's main, Akeelah participates at a spelling bee to prevent detention because of her absences. Much to her embarrassment and surprise, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from a British professor named Dr. Larabee for its prestigious regional bee. Akeelah might provide some one to her community to rally around and be proud of -- but only when she can overcome her insecurities and her homelife that is deflecting as the possibility of which makes everything the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms. She additionally must acquire past Dr. Larabee's demons, and also a field of experienced and privileged fellow spellers.
Released: 2006-04-28
Genre:
Drama
Duration: 112
min
Country:
United States of America