| Other author/creator | DeVito, Danny film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Shamberg, Michael film producer. |
| Other author/creator | Sher, Stacey film producer. |
| Other author/creator | LaGravenese, Richard screenwriter, film director. |
| Other author/creator | Swank, Hilary actor. |
| Other author/creator | Dempsey, Patrick, 1966- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Glenn, Scott, 1942- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Staunton, Imelda, 1956- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Hernandez, April Lee actor. |
| Other author/creator | Mario, 1986- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Herrera, Kristin, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Ngan, Jaclyn, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Montalvo, Sergio, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Wyatt, Deance, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Smith, Vanetta, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Chavarria, Gabriel, actor. |
| Other author/creator | Parrish, Hunter, 1987- actor. |
| Other author/creator | Gruwell, Erin, author. |
| Other author/creator | Motion picture adaptation of (work): Freedom Writers Freedom Writers diary. |
| Other author/creator | Paramount Pictures Corporation production company. |
| Other author/creator | Double Feature Films, production company. |
| Other author/creator | MTV Films (Firm) production company. |
| Other author/creator | Jersey Films production company. |
| Other author/creator | Kernos Filmproduktionsgesellschaft & Company, production company. |
| Other author/creator | Paramount Home Entertainment (Firm), publisher. |
| Physical medium | 4 3/4 in. |
| Contents |
War has been declared -- Welcome to Freshman English -- Tribes -- Borders -- You don't know me -- The line -- War stories -- Permission -- Tolerance -- Home -- The diary -- Heroes -- Courage -- Who would you pick? -- Blessed with a burden -- Our own voices -- End titles. |
| Abstract |
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. |
| Local note | Little--3051310659921 |
| General note | Based on the book "The Freedom Writers diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them" by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell. |
| General note | Originally released in 2007 as motion picture. |
| General note | Special features: commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank; deleted scenes (11 min.); "Making a dream" (6 min.); "Freedom Writers family" (20 min.); theatrical trailer (3 min.); "Freedom Writers: the story behind the story" (10 min.); photo gallery. |
| Access restriction | For private home use only. |
| Credits | Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett. |
| Cast |
Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jaclyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language. |
| Technical details | DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1 or 2.0 Surround. |
| Language | In English or dubbed French with optional English subtitles ; closed-captioned in English. |
| Genre/form | Education, Urban. |
| Genre/form | High school students Social conditions. |
| Genre/form | Student publications. |
| Genre/form | Teacher-student relationships. |
| Genre/form | Film adaptations. |
| Genre/form | Fiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films Germany. |
| Genre/form | Feature films United States. |
| Genre/form | Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
| Genre/form | Drama. |
| Contains title |
Container of (work): Freedom writers (Motion picture) |
| Contains title |
Container of (expressoin): Freedom writers (Motion picture). French. |
| ISBN | 141573111X |
| ISBN | 9781415731116 |
| UPC |
097363465041 |
| UPC |
883929310920 |
| Publisher number | 34650 Paramount Home Entertainment |
| Stock number | Midwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com |
