FREEDOM WRITERS (2007)

RICHARD LAGRAVENESE

Drama Education/Teaching 1990s True Stories Blackness, Race & Ethnicity Recommended

Cast

HILARY SWANK PATRICK DEMPSEY SCOTT GLENN IMELDA STAUNTON APRIL L HERNANDEZ MARK ISHAM FREEDOM WRITERS

Plot

Erin Gruwell is a teacher with strong ideals and a passion for education, but when she finds herself in the middle of a school riven by gang violence and racial segregation she initially struggles to hold onto her beliefs. It is from this seemingly untenable position that Erin begins to show her "un-teachable" students their own worth, encouraging them to share their stories and discover the world of others. Based upon the bestselling book The Freedom Writers' Diary' this is an enjoyable, well performed and ultimately life affirming drama.