Akeelah and the bee [videorecording] Starbucks Entertainment ; produced by Nancy Hult Ganis, Sid Ganis, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Romersa, Danny Llewelyn ; written and directed by Doug Atchson.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2006. Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Keke Palmer, Curtis Armstrong.
Summary:
Akeelah Anderson enters the school's spelling bee and wins. Dr. Larabee becomes her coach and he develops a respect for his pupil as she climbs the ladder to the National Spelling Bee. Her mother worries that the competition will not be in Akeelah's best interest.
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