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Plot

Based on a true story, Disney's The Girl Who Spelled Freedom is a made-for-television film about a teen-aged Cambodian refugee who arrives in Chattanooga, Tennessee in 1979. As she adjusts to American culture, the girl becomes an excellent speller and, a mere four years after she arrived in the US, she competes in and wins a national spelling bee.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
90min.
Director(s):
Themes:
Underdogs,Child Prodigies,Immigrant Life
Tone:
Earnest,Upbeat,Warm,Heartwarming
Keywords:
Asia,champion,cultural-shock,escape,immigrant,refugee,school,spelling-bee,teenagers
Language:
English