Akeelah and the Bee (Full Screen Edition)

UPC: 031398200017

Format: DVDMultiple Formats, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled

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There aren't enough superlatives in the dictionary to describe the excellence of Akeelah and the Bee. Superbly written and directed by Doug Atchison, this PG-rated family drama covers the same dramatic territory as the acclaimed 2002 documentary Spellbound and the 2005 drama Bee Season, but the fictional story of 11-year-old Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is, if anything, even more entertaining, inspiring, and full of hope for the potential of children everywhere. Although reluctant at first (and fearful of being labeled a "brainiac" by classmates at her under-funded middle school in South Central Los Angeles), Akeelah grows determined to win the district, regional, and ultimately the…

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List Price: $9.98
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Lions Gate
Actors: Angela Bassett Laurence Fishburne Keke Palmer Curtis Armstrong J.R. Villarreal
Size: 7.1000" x 5.4200"
Weight: 0.3700 lbs.
Language: English, Spanish, English, English