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(2007)
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Hilary Swank stars in this gripping story of inner-city kids raised on drive-by shooting 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.
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Freedom Writers review by TB
Gripping drama from LA
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Based on a true story from the mid 1990's California - and this time it seems not to be an empty claim. A new teacher starts out with high expectations of reforming a very colorful bunch of students from very different backgrounds. Resistance comes from all sides: Students and colleagues, but things happen...moving and uplifting and feels very close to reality (and better than so-called reality-TV).
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Rated: 3.7 stars out of 5 from 17 ratings
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Suitable only for persons of 12 years and over
| Release Date: | 09/07/2007 |
| Production Year: | 2007 |
| Run Time: | 118 minutes |
| Aspect Ratio: | Widescreen 1.78:1 / 16:9 |
| Format: | Pal |
| Colour: | Colour |
Special Features:
- Commentary by Director Richard LaGravenese and Hilary Swank
- Deleted Scenes
- Making 'A Dream'
- Freedom Writers Family
- Freedom Writers: the story behind the story
- Photo Gallery
