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Imagine trying to teach freshman English to students, who have already been written off
by the school system! This film, an adaptation of Erin Gruwell's bestselling book, The
Freedom Writers' Diaries: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves
and the World around them, portrays the unconventional means 23-year-old Gruwell (Hilary
Swank) used to break through to her gang-hardened students. She comes to a southern California
high school bubbling over with naive optimism, but quickly discovers that her unruly class
isn't easily won over by her good intentions. After a few floundering attempts to connect
with her students, Gruwell gives them the assignment of keeping journals about their own
lives - an assignment that the class bites into with relish, which eventually bonds them
together and pushes racial rivalries aside. Also available in widescreen, high definition
and blu-ray. A touch of "class", based on a true story!
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