a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title ger

a Language code of text/sound track or separate title tur

a Classification number DVD 005446

a Personal name LaGravenese, Richard.

a Title Freedom Writers

h Medium DVD

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Germany

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Paramount Pictures

a Place of publication, distribution, etc USA

c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2007

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Paramount Pictures

a Extent 1 DVD

a Playing time 123 min.

a General note A young teacher (Swank) inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.

a Summary, etc Fresh–faced, idealistic twenty–three–year–old Erin Gruwell is ready to take on the world as she steps inside Wilson High School for her first day of teaching. Her class, a diverse group of racially charged teenagers from different walks of life--African Americans, Latinos, Asians, juvenile delinquents, gang members, and underprivileged students from poor neighborhoods--hope for nothing more than to make it through the day. On the surface, the only thing they share is their hatred for each other and the understanding that they are simply being warehoused in the educational system until they are old enough to disappear. Despite her students’ obstinate refusal to participate during class, Erin tries various means to engage them on a daily basis. But then ghetto reality steps in to focus the picture. A racially motivated gang shooting witnessed by a Latina gang member in Erin’s class, and an ugly racial cartoon that Erin intercepts during class, become the most unwittingly dynamic teaching aids. They spark a transformation in the classroom, compel them to listen and force her to take off her idealistic blinders and take in the kids’ survival stories of their undeclared war on the streets. Erin begins to connect with them. She brings in music from the ‘Hood, and literature from another kind of ghetto, The Diary of Anne Frank, and with these simple tools she opens her students’ eyes to the experiences of those suffering intolerance throughout the world and the struggles of those outside their own communities. Knowing that every one of her students has a story to tell, Erin encourages them to keep a daily journal of their thoughts and experiences. After sharing their stories with one another, the students see their shared experience for the first time and open up to the idea that there are possibilities in life outside of making it to the age of eighteen.

a Language note Languages: English, German, Turkish

a Language note Subtitles: English, German, Turkish

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Drama

a Personal name Hilary Swank

a Personal name Patrick Dempsey

a Personal name Scott Glenn

a Personal name Imelda Staunton

a Personal name April L Hernandez

a Personal name Mario

a Personal name Kristin Herrera

a Personal name Jaclyn Ngan

a Personal name Sergio Montalvo

a Personal name Jason Finn

a Personal name Deance Wyatt

a Personal name Vanetta Smith

a Personal name Gabriel Chavarria

a Personal name Hunter Parrish

a Personal name Antonio García

a Uncontrolled related/analytical title Özgürlük Yazarları

u Uniform Resource Identifier http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0463998

u Cover Images http://library.neu.edu.tr/uploaded-files/coverimages/DVD 005446.jpg