THE FREEDOM WRITERS UPDATED SITE

Last updated: Tuesday, November 14, 2006

THE FREEDOM WRITERS UPDATED SITE

In theaters January 12, 2007

Hilary Swank and Patrick Dempsey

Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Mario
Synopsis: "Freedom Writers" is inspired by a true story and the diaries of real Long Beach teenagers after the LA riots, during the worst outbreak of interracial gang warfare. Two-time Academy Award® winner Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell, whose passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group of Black, Latino, and Asian gangbangers who hate her even more than each other. When Erin begins to listen to them in a way no adult has ever done, she begins to understand that for these kids, getting through the day alive is enough -- they are not delinquents but teenagers fighting "a war of the streets" that began long before they were born. Erin gives them something they never had from a teacher before -- respect. For the first time, these teens experience a hope that maybe, they might show the world that their lives matter and they have something to say.

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Source: paramount.com

| Tuesday, November 14, 2006

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