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Freedom writers

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN, WSQ)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

In English or French, with optional English subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario, April Lee Hernandez, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish.

Publication Information

Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.

Physical Description

1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language.

Summary

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.

Notes

Title from container.

Based on the book "The Freedom Writers diary" by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell.

DVD release of the 2007 motion picture.

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 ; theatrical trailer.

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