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Freedom Writers

Genre
Drama
Rating
PG-13
Released
5 January, 2007
Freedom Writers

Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film written and directed by Richard LaGravenese and starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey and Mario. It is based on the 1999 book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell and students who compiled the book out of real diary entries about their lives that they wrote in their English class at Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California. The movie is also based on the DC program called City at Peace. The title of the movie and book is a play on the term "Freedom Riders," referring to the multiracial civil rights activists who tested the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of interstate buses in 1961. The idea for the film came from journalist Tracey Durning, who made a documentary about Erin Gruwell for the ABC News program Primetime Live. Durning served as co-executive producer of the film.

Director Richard LaGravenese
Produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
Screenplay by Richard LaGravenese
Starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario
Music Mark Isham, will.i.am, RZA
Cinematography Jim Denault
Edited by David Moritz
Production, company MTV Films, Jersey Films, 2S Films
Distributed by Paramount Pictures
Released January 5, 2007
Running time 122 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $21 million
Box office $43.1 million
Netflix ID 70053462

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A teacher challenges and inspires her class of at-risk students to apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school.

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The film is written and directed by Richard LaGravenese and is based on teacher Erin Gruwell's book The Freedom Writers Diary.

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Films produced by Danny DeVito.. Films directed by Richard LaGravenese.. MTV Films films.. Films about activists.. Films set in schools.. Hood films.. Films about race and ethnicity.. Films based on non-fiction books.

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