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Freedom Writers
A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
2007 · Directed by Richard LaGravenese · 123 min · Crime · Drama · 8 frames
Tagline
Their story. Their world. Their future.
Crew
- Screenplay: Richard LaGravenese
- Cinematography: Jim Denault
- Edited by: David Moritz
- Music: Mark Isham, will.i.am
- Production design: Laurence Bennett
- Produced by: Michael Shamberg, Danny DeVito, Stacey Sher
Cast
- Hilary Swank as Erin Gruwell
- Patrick Dempsey as Scott Casey
- Scott Glenn as Steve Gruwell
- Imelda Staunton as Margaret Campbell
- April Hernandez Castillo as Eva Benitez
- Mario as Andre Bryant
- Kristin Herrera as Gloria Munez
- Jaclyn Ngan as Sindy
- Sergio Montalvo as Alejandro Santiago
- Jason Finn as Marcus
Production
- Country: Germany, United States of America
- Language: English, Spanish
- Studios: Double Feature Films, Jersey Films, Kernos
- Budget: $21,000,000
- Box office: $43,095,175
- Themes: daughter, high school, based on novel or book, holocaust (shoah), ghetto, diary, violence in schools, principal witness , biography, racial segregation
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