Spellbound

Year

2002

Duration

95 minutes

Genres

Documentary

Language

English

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Synopsis

In the USA, spelling championships - also known as Spelling Bees - have grown in popularity. Children of all ages compete around the country and then in the Scripps National competition for big prizes. Watching the highly entertaining Spellbound, which follows eight competitors as they aim for the big leagues of spellers, is surprisingly exciting viewing.

Director/s

Jeffrey Blitz

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Classification

This film has one use of mild bad language.

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