Director: Richard LaGravenese
Cast: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Dre Bowie, Jorge Luis Alvarez, Rock Anthony
Synopsis: Erin Gruwells 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 (Hillary Swank) 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.
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Check out a few of Mario's 'Be Heard' entries below:
'Be Heard'
'Be Heard: Mario on Getting Into His Character'
'Be Heard: Mario on Emotions During Filming'
'Be Heard: What My Family Went Through'
Also Check out Common performance of 'Dream' from Freedom Writers:
Common - 'Dream'