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Akeelah And The Bee (12A)
- Consumer Advice: Contains obscured strong language
- Run time: 1 hour 53 mins
- Genre: Drama
- Release date: 18th August 2006
- Starring: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett
- Directed by: Doug Atchison
- Official Website: www.akeelahandthebee.com
- Distributor: Lions Gate UK
Plot Synopsis
An inspirational drama, AKEELAH AND THE BEE is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood.
Akeelah’s aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in turn unites her neighborhood that witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.