The four members of a dysfunctional and highly spiritual Jewish family find themselves with little in common, and the daughter's unique flair with words only complicates matters as her father neglects his wife and son to help her win the US National Spelling Bee. Drama, based on the novel by Myla Goldberg, starring Richard Gere, Juliette Binoche, Flora Cross, Kate Bosworth and Max Minghella.

Wife and mother Miriam begins a downward emotional spiral as her husband avoids their collapsing marriage by immersing himself in his 11-year-old daughter's quest to become a spelling-bee champion.