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A young teacher inspires her class of at-risk students to learn tolerance, apply themselves, and pursue education beyond high school.
Language
Budget$21,000,000
Revenue $43,095,175
English,
Español
Budget$21,000,000
Revenue $43,095,175
Keywords
daughter
high school
based on novel or book
holocaust (shoah)
ghetto
diary
violence in schools
principal witness
biography
racial segregation
anne frank
school excursion
idealism
based on true story
racial tension
gang violence
Casts
Hilary Swank
Erin Gruwell
Patrick Dempsey
Scott Casey
Scott Glenn
Steve Gruwell
Imelda Staunton
Margaret Campbell
April Hernandez Castillo
Eva Benitez
Mario
Andre Bryant
Kristin Herrera
Gloria Munez
Jaclyn Ngan
Sindy
Sergio Montalvo
Alejandro Santiago
Jason Finn
Marcus
Deance Wyatt
Jamal Hill
Vanetta Smith
Brandy Ross
Gabriel Chavarria
Tito
Hunter Parrish
Ben
Antonio García
Miguel
Giovonnie Samuels
Victoria
John Benjamin Hickey
Brian Gelford
Robert Wisdom
Dr. Carl Cohn
Pat Carroll
Miep Gies
Will Morales
Paco
Armand Jones
Grant Rice
Ricardo Molina
Eva's Father
Angela Alvarado
Eva’s Mother
Liisa Cohen
Brandy's Mother
Tim Halligan
Principal Banning
Brian Bennett
Brandy's Father
Lisa Banes
Karin Polachek
Giselle Bonilla
Young Eva
Earl Williams
Young Marcus
Blake Hightower
Clive
Angela Sargeant
Marcus' Mother
Robin Skye
PTA Mom
Chil Kong
Store Owner
Juan Garcia
Defense Attorney
Larry Cahn
Prosecutor
Abel Soto
Gang Member
Dan Warner
Cop #1
Randy Hall
Cop #2
Carl Paoli
Cop #3
Dominic Daniel
Drug Dealer
Cody Chappel
Bookstore Clerk
DJ Motiv8
DJ
Renee Firestone
Herself - Holocaust survivor
Eddie Ilam
Himself - Holocaust Survivor
Elisabeth Mann
Herself - Holocaust Survivor
Gloria Ungar
Herself - Holocaust Survivor
Sonny Mario Ayon
Eva's Hispanic Gang Member / Student (uncredited)
Crews
Michael Shamberg
Producer
Danny DeVito
Producer
Erin Gruwell
Novel
Richard LaGravenese
Director
Richard LaGravenese
Screenplay
Stacey Sher
Producer
Armand Jones
In Memory Of
Don Cheadle
Thanks
Freedom Writers
Book
Jim Denault
Director of Photography
David Moritz
Editor
Margery Simkin
Casting
Brenda Lopez
Script Supervisor
Katherine Wright
Set Costumer
Geoffrey Haley
Camera Operator
Hilary Swank
Executive Producer
Mary Ramos
Music Supervisor
Patrick Rousseau
Camera Operator
Beverly Jo Pryor
Makeup Department Head
Tracey Durning
Executive Producer
Debra Denson
Makeup Artist
Scott Millan
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Laurence Bennett
Production Design
Jordana Glick-Franzheim
Associate Producer
Linda Lee Sutton
Set Decoration
Deborah Zimmerman
Set Costumer
Thomas Betts
Set Designer
Karen Baker Landers
Supervising Sound Editor
Christopher Assells
Sound Effects Editor
Dan Schmit
Visual Effects Supervisor
Candy L. Walken
Hair Department Head
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka
Hairstylist
Lucas Borghi
Assistant Editor
Charlie Bolwell
Production Coordinator
Jason Ruder
Music Editor
Dan Levine
Executive Producer
Don Coufal
Boom Operator
Thomas Mertz
Special Effects Coordinator
Jason Green
Key Hair Stylist
Michael Keller
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tina Anderson
Post Production Supervisor
Leigh Shanta
Unit Production Manager
Peter Borck
Art Direction
David Parker
Sound Mixer
Julianne Weiss
Casting Associate
Geoffrey Haley
Steadicam Operator
Per Hallberg
Supervising Sound Editor
Cindy Evans
Costume Design
Bonnie Clevering
Hairstylist
Linda Griffis
Art Department Coordinator
Heidi Falconer
Unit Publicist
Nan Morales
Executive Producer
William Morts
Stunt Coordinator
Gregory Alpert
Location Manager
Michael Caplan
Visual Effects Producer
Marisa Aboitiz
Costume Supervisor
Macie Vener
Assistant Art Director
Dan Hegeman
Sound Effects Editor
Carlton Kaller
Music Editor
Jaimie Trueblood
Still Photographer
Dino DiMuro
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Isham
Original Music Composer
will.i.am
Original Music Composer
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
Dialogue Editor
Susan Kurtz
Dialogue Editor
J.P. Jones
Property Master
Paul Timothy Carden
Dialogue Editor
Frederick H. Stahly
Dialogue Editor
Kerry Dean Williams
ADR Supervisor
Mike Malone
Set Dresser
Sean A. Rosales
Stunts
Janet Brady
Stunts
Sharon Schaffer
Stunts
Eugene Collier
Stunts
Donald Sparks
First Assistant Director
Dieter Busch
Second Assistant Director
Roel Failma
Stunts
Hayley C. Rosales
Stunts
Steven Ho
Stunts
Jason Finn
Stunts
Jane Oshita
Stunts
John Koyama
Stunts
Jwaundace Candece
Stunts
Greg Anthony
Stunts
Boni Yanagisawa
Stunts
Darryl Reeves
Stunts
Stan Tinay
Stunts
Larnell Stovall
Stunts
Sam Situmorang
Stunts
Lin Oeding
Stunts
Delma Miranda
Stunt Double
Chrissy Weathersby Ball
Stunts
Natascha Hopkins
Stunts
Jose Vasquez
Stunts
Vanessa Motta
Stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez
Stunts
Sonny Mario Ayon
Stunts
Marcus Salgado
Stunts
Austin Priester
Stunts
Marly Coronel
Stunts
Geoffrey Haley
"B" Camera Operator
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