Rent Freedom Writers (2007)
3.8 of 5 from 79 ratings
1h 58min
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- Synopsis:
- 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.
- Actors:
- Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, April L. Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jaclyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish, Antonio García, Giovonnie Samuels, John Benjamin Hickey, Robert Wisdom, Pat Carroll, Will Morales
- Directors:
- Richard Lagravenese
- Writers:
- Richard Lagravenese, Freedom Writers
- Studio:
- Paramount
- Genres:
- Drama
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Reviews (1) of Freedom Writers
Gripping drama from LA - Freedom Writers review by CP Customer
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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