: One of the most emotional scenes in the movie involves a visit from Miep Gies , the woman who helped hide Anne Frank and her family. In real life, the students actually raised enough money to fly Miep Gies from Amsterdam to California to speak with them.
: To ensure authenticity, many of the actors playing the students had lived through similar experiences of gang violence, poverty, or incarceration in their own lives. Freedom Writers [HD] (2007) Bluray 1080p
: The film is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell and her students at Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, California. Gruwell began teaching there in 1994, just after the 1992 Los Angeles riots. : One of the most emotional scenes in
: The students chose the name as a tribute to the Freedom Riders , the civil rights activists who challenged segregated busing in the South during the 1960s. : The film is based on the book