Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

Cast and Crew

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Director

Doug Atchison

Producer

Jeff Davidson, Sidney Ganis, Danny Llewelyn, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Romersa

Screenwriter

Doug Atchison

Starring

• Keke Palmer as Akeelah
• Angela Bassett as Tanya
• Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Joshua Larabee
• Jeff Marlow
• Sara Niemietz
• Eddie Steeples as Derrick-T

Story

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A heart-warming, triumph-over adversity drama, "Akeelah and the Bee" centers on a precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), from south Los Angeles, who is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda (Angela Bassett), Keke enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) and a cast of colorful characters from the community. Her journey evokes pride in the neighborhood, bringing them together and, in the end, all witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.

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