Freedom Writers

~Their story. Their world. Their future.

Overview

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

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General Information

Release Date: 2007-01-05
Budget: $21000000
Revenue: $43095175
Runtime: 123 min

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