Arabic, English. 2006. PG. Drama. Entertainment. Stars: Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett. Director: Doug Atchison. A young girl has a talent for spelling, which leads her all the way to the National Spelling Bee, despite objections from her mother. Select Live TV Plan. Ms. PALMER: (As Akeelah): I want to win the National Spelling Bee. LEGAN: All the critics praise the acting, many like the overall film, but a few complain of the heavy handed, feel good salesmanship. Akeelah and the Bee. Drama. Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee to avoid detention Available on iTunes. Akeelah Anderson, a young girl attending a tough school in Los Angeles, sees the finals of the National 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 Joshua Larabee, she reaches the final. Akeelah (Keke Palmer, "Madea's Family Reunion"), an underprivileged girl from the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles, takes on the prestigious spelling bee. Through her training, she learns bCukA0.

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