Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah, a young gifted girl, comes from a dysfunctional family and is on the verge of quitting school. She discovers that she has a high aptitude for spellings and enters a spelling bee contest.

Release date: 28 April 2006 (USA)
Director: Doug Atchison
Distributed by: Starz Entertainment Corp., Lionsgate Films
Box office: $19 million
Cinematography: David Mullen
Produced by: Laurence Fishburne; Sid Ganis; Nancy Hult Ganis; Danny Llewelyn; Michael Romersa