In order to explain what is psychoanalytic family therapy, I decided to go with an example and to analyze the protagonist's intimate relationships and interactions with her family of origin in the movie Akeelah and the Bee. The story revolves around the ten-years-old Akeelah, an African-American girl from a low-income family who strives to win a national spelling competition. She is the youngest sister, and she lives with her single mother, her older sister who is also a sin