Freedom Writers
(Blu-ray) 

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LC Subjects
Education, Urban -- California -- Drama.
Feature films
Gruwell, Erin -- Drama.
High school students -- California -- Social conditions -- Drama.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Student publications -- California -- Drama.
Teacher-student relationships -- California -- Drama.
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Published
Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.
Format
Blu-ray
Edition
[High definition edition].
Language
English
ISBN
1415731977, 9781415731970
UPC
097361243917

Notes

General Note
THIS BLU-RAY DISC WILL NOT PLAY IN STANDARD DVD PLAYERS.
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.
General Note
Special features: Feature-length commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank; deleted scenes; featurettes; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.
Participants/Performers
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.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language.
System Details
HD DVD (1080p); mastered in high definition, Blu-ray Disc; Dolby Digital. Special features in standard definition.
Language
Closed captioned; audio in English, French or Spanish; with optional subtitles in English, Français or Español.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

LaGravenese, R., Swank, H., Dempsey, P., Staunton, I., Hernandez, A. L., Mario., Herrera, K., Ngan, J., Montalvo, S., Wyatt, D., Smith, V., Chavarria, G., Parrish, H., Gruwell, E., Glenn, S., DeVito, D., Shamberg, M., & Sher, S. (2007). Freedom Writers ([High definition edition].). Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richard LaGravenese et al.. 2007. Freedom Writers. Paramount Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Richard LaGravenese et al.. Freedom Writers Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

LaGravenese, Richard, et al. Freedom Writers [High definition edition]., Paramount Home Entertainment, 2007.

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