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Spellbound

Spellbound

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Surprisingly exciting, funny and touching documentary following children of all ages as they compete in the USA's national spelling...

CertificateU

Duration95 mins

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  • Francesca, 17
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Review by Francesca, 17

1 stars

23 Oct 2013

This film didn't grab my attention it didn't meet my interests.I would rather eat dry grass... This movie would be in the 'Documentary' genre , I would recommend this if you're interested in watching how the 8 "main characters" struggled and how hard they studied spelling difficult words, watch how they compete against 267 other opponents.This film shows in a way that you can show your talent wether your rich or poor , and it doesn't matter which gender or race you are , basically it shows that everyone is equal. In this movie well...In this documentary there are 8 young children of different ages studying long hours to compete in the Grand National Spelling Bee , basically they had no life... The 8 characters were all a different nationality like Indian and American. Their names were Neil Kadakia , Emily Stagg , Ashley White , April DeGideo , Harry Altman , Angela Arenivar, Nupar Lala and Ted Brigham.

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