- General Note:
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"Their story, their words, their future"--Container.
Based on the book: The Freedom Writers diary: how a teacher and 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them / by the Freedom Writers and Erin Gruwell.
Special features: Feature-length commentary by director Richard LaGravenese and actor Hilary Swank; deleted scenes; Making a dream (6 min.); Freedom Writers family (20 min.); Freedom Writers : the story behind the story / produced and edited by Tracey Durning (c2006) (10 min.).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- War has been declared -- Welcome to Freshman English -- Tribes -- Borders -- You don't know me -- The line -- War stories -- Permission -- Tolerance -- Home -- The diary -- Heroes -- Courage -- Who would you pick? -- Blessed with a burden -- Our own voices -- End titles.
- Creation/Production Credits Note:
- Executive producer, Hilary Swank [and others] ; director of photography, Jim Denault ; editor, David Moritz ; music, Mark Isham, RZA ; costume designer, Cindy Evans ; production designer, Laurence Bennett.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April Lee Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Gabriel Chavarria, Hunter Parrish.
- Target Audience Note:
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MPAA rating: PG-13; for violent content, some thematic material and language.
- System Details Note:
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DVD format. Region 1; widescreen presentation.
- Language Note:
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Dialogue in English (Dolby 5.1 surround, Dolby 2.0 surround) or French (Dolby 5.1) with optional English subtitles; English closed-captioned.
