Freedom writers
DVD |
Paramount,
Hollywood, Calif. :
c2007.
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About
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.
A high school teacher of inner-city kids encourages her students to document and share their own personal stories.
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- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.videodiscvideorecording
- Publisher: Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, c2007.
- General Note: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.English (Dolby 5.1, Dolby 2.0) and French (Dolby 5.1) dialogue; closed-captioned.For private home use only.Bilingual packaging (English/French)Special features include: audio commentary, deleted scenes, featurette, photo gallery, theatrical trailer.Widescreen version.Based on the book "The Freedom Writers diary" by the Freedom Writers with Erin Gruwell.Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.Disc label title.DVD.Special features: Feature-length commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank; deleted scenes; featurettes; theatrical trailer; photo gallery.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.Title from container.
- Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett. PELHAM
- Participant or Performer Note: Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey.Swank, Hilary, 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.
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Target Audience Note:
Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.
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