This Oscar-nominated documentary presents the intense, real-life experience of the National Spelling Bee as illustrated by the stories of eight driven young spellers who compete for the top prize. From the hardscrabble plains of Texas to the manicured lawns of Connecticut, from the backwoods Ozark countryside to the troubled inner city of Washington, D.C., Spellbound follows the dramatic journey of these anxious, yet courageous, young competitors as they wrestle with the impossibly difficult words and enormously big dreams that define this ultimate intellectual showdown.

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