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Freedom Writers | Freedom Writers 2007 Drama Film | Hilary Swank | Scott Glenn | Imelda Staunton | Patrick Dempsey | Freedom Riders | Keep Ya Head Up | MPAA

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Freedom Writers | Freedom Writers 2007 Drama Film  | Hilary Swank | Scott Glenn | Imelda Staunton | Patrick Dempsey | Freedom Riders | Keep Ya Head Up | MPAA

Freedom Writers is a 2007 drama film starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California. The title is a play on the term “Freedom Riders”, referring to black and white civil rights activists who tested the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of interstate buses in 1961.

The idea for the film came from journalist Tracey Durning, who made a documentary about Erin Gruwell for the ABC News program Primetime Live. Durning served as co-executive producer of the film.

Common lent his talents to the soundtrack with “A Dream” , featuring and produced by Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am. The soundtrack also includes the Tupac Shakur song “Keep Ya Head Up”.

Instrumental sections of Sia’s “Breathe Me” accompany the film’s television trailer.

This film was given a final rating of PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) for violent content, some thematic material, and language.

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