Bee Season

Synopsis

11-year-old Eliza is the invisible element of her family unit: her parents are both consumed with work and her brother is wrapped up in his own adolescent life. Eliza ignites not only a spark that makes her visible but one that sets into motion a revolution in her family dynamic when she wins a spelling bee. Finding an emotional outlet in the power of words and in the spiritual mysticism that he sees at work in her unparalleled gift, Eliza's father pours all of his energy into helping his daughter become spelling bee champion. A religious studies professor, he sees the opportunity as not only a distraction from his life but as an answer to his own crisis of faith. His vicarious path to God, real or imagined, leads to an obsession with Eliza's success and he begins teaching her secrets of the Kabbalah. Now preparing for the National Spelling Bee, Eliza looks on as a new secret of her family's hidden turmoil seems to be revealed with each new word she spells.

Main Cast

Richard Gere

Saul

Age : 74 | Popularity : 31%

Juliette Binoche

Miriam

Age : 60 | Popularity : 18%

Flora Cross

Eliza

Age : 31 | Popularity : 5%

Max Minghella

Aaron

Age : 38 | Popularity : 29%

Kate Bosworth

Chali

Age : 41 | Popularity : 33%

Corey Fischer

National Spelling Bee Pronouncer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Sam Zuckerman

National Spelling Bee Judge

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Joan Mankin

Ms. Bergermeyer

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Executive Producer	Arnon Milchan Peggy Rajski Mark Romanek
	Casting	Mindy Marin Robin Gurland
	Producer	Albert Berger Ron Yerxa
	Associate Producer	Mike Topoozian Rachel Hudgins
	Finance	Howard R. Schuster
Camera	Director of Photography	Giles Nuttgens
Sound	Original Music Composer	Peter Nashel
Writing	Screenplay	Naomi Foner
	Novel	Myla Goldberg
Directing	Director	Scott McGehee David Siegel
Editing	Editor	Lauren Zuckerman
Department	Role	Name

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