The Shawshank Redemption
Drama · Crime
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Film / 2006
Letra a Letra
Directed by
Doug Atchison
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
The story
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Cast
Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
Angela BassettTanya Anderson
Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
J.R. VillarrealJavier
Sean Michael AfableDylan Chiu
Sahara GareyGeorgia
Lee Thompson YoungDevon
Julito McCullumTerrence
Erica HubbardKiana
Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T
Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross
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Tzi MaMr. Chiu
Jeris PoindexterSteve
Sara NiemietzPolly
George HornedoRoman
Craig WassonTed Saunders
Jeff MarlowDistrict Judge
Lee GarlingtonRegional Judge
Katie Kerwin McCrimmonHerself
Sidney GanisRegional Pronouncer
Austin Herrera DavisCheating Boy
Janet BorrusCheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang BodisonAkeelah's Father
Bonita FriedericyVolunteer
Lauren Sánchez BezosReporter
Fay HauserWoman on TV
Jack OngKorean Grocer
Neil SoniRajeev Subramonian
TinasheCissi
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