Freedom Writers

The Resource Freedom Writers
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Freedom Writers
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Paramount Pictures presents in association with MTV Films ; a Jersey Films/Double Feature Films production ; directed by Richard LaGravenese ; screenplay by Richard LaGravenese ; produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher ; produced in association with Kernos Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbh & Co
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  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
A true story about a teacher in a racially divided school who gives her students what they've always needed, a voice. Erin Gruwell comes to a southern California high school bubbling over with naive optimism. She quickly discovers that her unruly classroom is not easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own lives. This assignment is something that the class can bite into with relish. This eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves
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Credits note
Director of photography, Jim Denault ; production designer, Laurence Bennett ; editor, David Moritz ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; music, Mark Isham, will.i.am
Intended audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language
Language note
In English or dubbed French with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned in English
PerformerNote
Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario, April Lee Hernandez, Robert Wisdom, John Benjamin Hickey, Pat Carroll, Hunter Parrish
Runtime
122
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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