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Freedom Writers Cover Image DVD DVD

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  • ISBN: 9781415731635
  • ISBN: 1415731632
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
    videodisc
    videorecording
  • Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.

Content descriptions

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.
Special features: Feature-length commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank; deleted scenes; featurettes; theatrical trailer; photo gallery.
Restrictions on Access Note:
For private home use only.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.
Participant or Performer Note: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish.
Summary, etc.: 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 and 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 eventually bonds them together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Draws heavily from the published journals of the real students themselves.
Target Audience Note:
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language.
System Details Note:
DVD; region 1; full screen presentation.
Language Note:
Closed-captioned; dialogue in English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby 2.0) or French (Dolby 5.1) with optional English subtitles.
Subject: Gruwell, Erin Drama
Urban schools California Drama
Teacher-student relationships California Drama
Diaries Authorship Drama
Student publications California Drama
High school students California Drama
High school students Social conditions Drama
High school students Attitudes Drama
Genre: Feature films.
Melodrama.
Videorecordings for the hearing impaired.

Available copies

  • 12 of 12 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Southbury Public Library.

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