|
Akeelah And The Bee
|
(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
|
|
Inhalt: |
CriticaIIy-acclaimed drama starring Laurence Fishburne. Eleven-year-old Akeelah Anderson's (Keke Palmer) Iife is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her and her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangIe her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her schooI's principal, AkeeIah participates in a speIIing bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from an EngIish professor named Dr. Larabee (Fishburne) for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibiIity of making it alI the way to the Scripps NationaI SpeIIing Bee Iooms, Akeelah couId provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of, but only if she can overcome her insecurities and her distracting home Iife. |
|