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Freedom writers [videorecording] / produced by Danny DeVito, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher ; screenplay written and directed by Richard LaGravenese.

Contributor LaGravenese, Richard.

Edition Statement:Widescreen.

Imprint:Hollywood, Calif. : Paramount, 2007.

Description1 videodisc (122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

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" written by Erin Gruwell and the Freedom Writers.

Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 2007.

Note:Features: alternate/deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes and making-of featurettes, Freedom Writers : the story behind the story, theatrical trailer, stills/photos.

Target AudienceMPAA rating: PG-13.

Note:A young teacher takes on a class of at-risk students in a violent high school, inspiring them to learn tolerance and to apply themselves through daily writing in a journal.

Note : PerformerHilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez.

System Details NotesDVD, Dolby digital 5.1 surround.

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Series Statement
Buhl Library Video Collection
Subject:
Gruwell, Erin -- Film and video adaptations.
Subject:
Freedom Writers -- Film and video adaptations.
At-risk youth -- Drama.
High school students -- Drama.
Index Term - Genre/Form
Film adaptations.
Feature films.
Juvenile delinquency films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Juvenile delinquency films.
Teachers in films.
Fiction films.