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Freedom Writers (2007)
Released By: Paramount Pictures Rating: Not Rated In Theaters: 1/5/2007

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Studio: Paramount Pictures
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Director: Richard LaGravenese
Language: English
Official Website: http://www.freedomwritersmovie.com/
Theatrical Release: 1/5/2007
Home Video Release: 4/17/2007
Cast: Pat Carroll, Hilary Swank, Rock Anthony, Dre Bowie, Larry Cahn, Jennifer Camacho
Published ID: 493206
UPC: 097361243245, 097363465041, 097361243801, 097361243917,
Plot: Assigned the thankless task of teaching freshman English at a gang-infested Long Beach, CA high school, a 23-year-old teacher resorts to unconventional means of breaking through to her hardened students in director Richard LaGravenese's adaptation of Erin Gruwell's best-seller {-The Freedom Writer's Diaries: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them}. Her students had been written off, and her chances of succeeding scoffed at, but Erin Gruwell (Hilary Swank) wasn't about to go down without a fight. Long Beach is a place where a new war is waged with each passing day, and when the hardened students who walk those dangerous hallways sense an outsider attempting to understand their plight, their cynical resentment threatens to keep a deadly cycle in motion. Despite the initially hostile reaction she receives in the classroom, Gruwell uses the writings of Anne Frank and {-Zlata's Diary: A Child's Life in Sarajevo} to teach her students not only the basis of the English language, but compassion and tolerance as well. Later, when the time comes to tell their own tales in a project specially designed to explore the daily violence that the majority of students have grown numb to, the barriers that had once stood so strong gradually begin to crumble. When the only chance for survival is to befriend the person who was once your mortal enemy, the world is opened to a whole new realm of possibilities. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Freedom Writers Added 11/1/2009 Of this movie "Who Magazine" says, "The scripting and performances are taut and intense". Again, about this movie, "Moviehole" states, "A masterful achievement that engages the mind and touches the heart". Two-time Oscar winner Hilary Swank stars in this gripping story of inner-city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude-and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most: a voice of their own. Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students' lives. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group of supposedly "unteachable" teens will discover the power of tolerance, reclaim their shattered lives and change their world. With electrifying from its all-star cast, including Golden Globe Award Winner Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy)and recording star Mario, FREEDOM WRITERS is based on the acclaimed best-seller, THE FREEDOM WRITER DIARY. 0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Wonderful story! Added 10/5/2009 I have only seen this once but it was such a great story I had to get it on blu-ray. Teachers will love it. 0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Wonderful movie Added 10/3/2009 This was a gift for a friend. I had already seen it....it is a GREAT movie - lots of meaning and true life happenings! 0 out of 0 people found this helpful.
Freedom Writers Added 9/11/2009 Do not buy from this seller. It took FOREVER for the dvd to be mailed to me. I was very disappointed when I received the dvd as the case was not in good shape at all. However, the dvd has only minor scratches. The description was inaccurate, saying it was in excellent shape. It's not in excellent shape. 0 out of 1 people found this helpful.
Fast & Affordable! Added 8/31/2009 I was impressed by the speed! I received my DVD in just a few days with standard shipping. DVD was new as promised. 0 out of 1 people found this helpful.