Film - Freedom Writers + Trailer

Facts: Tensions are at a boiling point in an inner-city school where racial violence — Black against Hispanic against White against Asian — has turned the campus into a battleground. To help the kids all get along, an idealistic young teacher (Hilary Swank) encourages her students to keep personal journals so that they can then share their innermost feelings with each other in a peaceful way.

Starring: Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Robert Wisdom

Director(s) Richard LaGravenese

Writer(s) Richard LaGravenese

Status In theaters (wide)

Genre(s) Drama

Release Date Jan. 5, 2007

MPAA Rating PG-13 - for violent content, some thematic material and language.

Web Site Official Site for Freedom Writers