FREEDOM WRITERS (ECRIRE POUR EXISTER) (WIDESCREEN)

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• Release Year: 2007
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: Two-time Oscar®-winner* Hilary Swank stars in this gripping story of inner-city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude - and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most: a voice of their own. Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students’ lives. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group of supposedly “unteachable” teens will discover the power of tolerance, reclaim their shattered lives and change their world. With electrifying performances from its all-star cast, including Golden Globe® Award winner** Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy) and recording star Mario, Freedom Writers is based on the acclaimed best-seller, The Freedom Writers Diary.; ; *Actress in a Leading Role, Boys Don’t Cry, 1999; Million Dollar Baby, 2004; **Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series-Drama, Grey’s Anatomy, 2006, 2007
• Cast: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April L. Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jaclyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish, Antonio García, Giovonnie Samuels, John Benjamin Hickey, Robert Wisdom, Pat Carroll, Will Morales, Armand Jones, Ricardo Molina, Angela Alvarado, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Liisa Cohen, Brian Bennett, Horace Hall, Tim Halligan, Lisa Banes, Giselle Bonilla, Earl Williams, Blake Hightower, Angela Sargeant, Robin Skye, Chil Kong, Juan Garcia, Larry Cahn, Sharaud Moore, Abel Soto, Dan Warner, Randy Hall, Carl Paoli, Dominic Daniel, Cody Chappel, DJ Motiv8, Renee Firestone, Eddie Ilam, Elisabeth Mann, Gloria Ungar, Audia, Sonny Ayon, Dre Bowie, Robert Gonzales, Robert Christopher Henderson, Elizabeth Ince, Michael James, Don Le, Deon Lucas, Angela Nesbitt, Ihuoma Ofordire, Jeran Pascascio, Jennifer Quirino, Palma Lawrence Reed, Kirsten Roeters, Katie Soo, Joe Towne, Anthony E. Valentin, Alfredo Viramontes, Richard LaGravenese
• Director: Richard LaGravenese
• Runtime: 2:03
• Company: Paramount Pictures, MTV Films, Paramount Home Entertainment, MTV Home Entertainment
• Media Format: Movie