Freedom Writers

With hilary swank imelda staunton patrick dempsey scott glenn.

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. I then read the book of diaries written by the students says lagravenese and immediately called my producer stacey sher and told her that this was a project we had to do. A young teacher inspires her class of at risk students to learn tolerance apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school. Stories from the heart follows idealistic teacher erin gruwell as she tries to reach 150 at risk students who were labeled unteachable it s 1994 and long beach.

The freedom writers diary is a 1999 book written by the freedom writers with intros by erin gruwell. Erin originally met with director richard lagravenese in 2000 after he first saw a story about the book the freedom writers diary on the tv news show primetime live. Yes it s corny yes it s predictable and yes these characters are as generic as ever but that doesn t stop freedom writers from being extremely powerful moving and inspirational. Hilary swank plays the role of erin gruwell a new excited schoolteacher who leaves the safety of her hometown newport beach to teach at woodrow wilson high school in long beach a formerly high achieving school which has recently had an integration program put in place.

Instead of giving up she inspires her class of at risk students to learn tolerance apply themselves and pursue education beyond high school. Stories from the heart. The storyline of the movie takes place between 19921995 beginning with scenes from the 1992 los angeles riots. Freedom writers 1 760 imdb 7 5 2h 2min 2007 x ray pg 13 a dedicated teacher hilary swank in a racially divided los angeles school has a class of at risk teenagers deemed incapable of learning.

It is the basis of the 2007 movie freedom writers starring hilary swank and gruwell is the subject of the 2019 pbs documentary freedom writers.