Akeelah and the bee / Spelling Bee Productions, Inc. ; 2929 Productions ; Cinema Gypsy Productions ; Lions Gate Films ; Out of the Blue Entertainment ; Reactor Films ; Starbucks Entertainment ; produced by Laurence Fishburne, Sidney Ganis, Nancy Hult, Daniel Llewelyn, Michael Romersa ; written and directed by Doug Atchison.

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 is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Other Authors: Atchison, Doug
Palmer, Keke
Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-
Bassett, Angela
Armstrong, Curtis
Mullen, M. David
Zigman, Aaron
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2006.
Edition:Widescreen version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Spelling bees > Drama.
School children > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Self-esteem in children > California > Los Angeles > Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD

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