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

Starring	Hilary Swank, Imelda Staunton, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn
Director	Richard LaGravenese
Genres	Drama

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MTV's Freedom Writers set to debut this week
- 27 Feb 2007
Freedom Writers, a new film from the motion picture production division of MTV, debuts in UK cinemas this Friday, starring Hilary Swank as an English teacher who finds herself with a class of truants and gang members. While the film could be labelled as a hard-hitting drama, MTV Films has also been responsible for diverse mix of teen films and comedies that have been widely successful. The hilarious Beavis and Butt-Head Do America, Jackass: The Movie and Jackass Number Two are based on... Read more
Freedom Writers
- 26 Feb 2007
What is it Judi Dench says in Notes on a Scandal? 'Teaching is just crowd control - we should be a branch of social services.' Imelda Staunton echoes those sentiments here, as an initially sympathetic school principal who becomes increasingly irritated by the dedication and enterprise of new teacher Ellen Gruwell (Hilary Swank). It's not that dedication is a no-no in itself, but Gruwell's devotion to her class of multi-ethnic 14-year-old no-hopers includes working two part-time jobs to... Read more
Hogwarts’ Faculty Report Card
- 06 Jul 2007
Now that school's out for summer, and Harry Potter and chums are growing up, we thought it was about time to turn the tables and file a report card on the teaching staff at Hogwarts. Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint are beginning to branch out for themselves into the Muggles' world. If they're serious about making the grade in movies, how do the esteemed British thespians they've been studying with these past few years measure up as role models? Tom Charity tom.charity@lovefilm.co Read more

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  Based on actual diary accounts of several teenagers following the LA riots, FREEDOM WRITERS is the story of an idealistic teacher’s attempts to make a difference in the lives of her at-risk students. Located in gang-ravaged Long Beach, California, Woodrow Wilson High is a hotbed of violence due to ...

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