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• FREEDOM WRITERS CAST BRIAN GELFORD PROFESSIONAL

Loyal to those of her own ethnicity, she faces the challenge of continuing that or doing the right thing regarding testifying about a shooting, and she takes a while to warm up to Erin. APRIL HERNANDEZ plays a teen in the class with a chip on her shoulder toward teachers and white people, mainly because of her experience with white cops.She briefly uses strong profanity and does a little bit of drinking. While doing so, she must overcome various obstacles (her husband, the school system, the kids themselves, etc.). HILARY SWANK plays an optimistic and idealistic new teacher at the school who's determined to get through to the kids to help them change their ways before it's too late.

WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For violent content, some thematic material and language.

WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? Some teens might be drawn by the high school angle, while fans of anyone in the cast might also be interested in it.

FREEDOM WRITERS CAST BRIAN GELFORD PROFESSIONAL

That not only includes unconventional class activities, but also getting the students to read "The Diary of Anne Frank" in hopes that it will prove to them that they're not as different from each other as they think and that they're not alone in facing adversity in their lives.Įncouraging the students to write their own journals, Erin tries to make a difference in their lives, all while facing various personal and professional obstacles that stand in her way. Yet, her one-time civil rights advocate father, Steve (SCOTT GLENN), thinks she's wasting her time trying to rehabilitate, let alone teach any of them.ĭetermined to prove all of them wrong, and seizing on some racism-based humor passed around the class, Erin decides to rethink her strategy. That includes not distributing certain textbooks to any classes containing so-called troubled kids for fear of the materials being damaged, lost, or stolen.Įrin's husband, Scott (PATRICK DEMPSEY), is initially supportive of her decision to try to make a difference in the lives of troubled kids including Eva (APRIL HERNANDEZ), Andre (MARIO), Marcus (JASON FINN), Sindy (JACLYN NGAN), Jamal (DEANCE WYATT) and the lone white kid, Ben (HUNTER PARRISH). Others there are not as optimistic, such as honors teacher Brian Gelford (JOHN BENJAMIN HICKEY) who thinks the school's recent integration has ruined its reputation and standing, while their boss, Margaret Campbell (IMELDA STAUNTON), doesn't want to see any changes to the current curriculum. PLOT: It's 1994 and Erin Gruwell (HILARY SWANK) has just arrived at Long Beach's Wilson High School as an idealistic freshman year teacher. QUICK TAKE: Drama: An idealistic young teacher must overcome various obstacles as she tries to get her troubled students to write about their lives and thus change their attitudes about themselves and others. (2007) (Hilary Swank, April Hernandez) (PG-13)