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2005 | Color | 104 min

When 9-year-old Eliza Naumann, an average student, takes first prize in her school spelling bee, it is as if rays of light have begun to emanate from her head. Her family will change radically


Country: Estados Unidos
Direction: Siegel; David, McGehee; Scott
Script: Foner; Naomi, Goldber; Myla
Production: Hammacher; Winfried, Berger; Albert, Yerx; Ron
Photography: Nuttgen; Giles
Sound: Balliet; Stephen
Music: Nashel; Peter
Cast:Gere; Richard, Cross; Flora, Minghella; Max, Binoche; Juliette, Bosworth; Kate
Participation year at FICM: 2005

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