Name: Akeelah and the Bee
Cast: Sahara Garey, Sean Michael, J.R. Villarreal, Curtis Armstrong,
Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Keke Palmer
Rating: TBA
Genre: Drama
Synopsis: Akeelah Anderson is a precocious
eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a
gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya, Akeelah enters various
spelling
contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee; her principal
Mr. Welch 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
who witness
the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.