Year			2007
Country			United Kingdom
Genre			Drama
Rating			PG
Parents			Not recommended for young children, violence, offensive language
Length			2:03
Director			Richard LaGravenese
Writer			Richard LaGravenese
Company			Paramount Pictures
Starring			Jorge Luis Alvarez Rock Anthony Dre Bowie Larry Cahn Jennifer Camacho Pat Carroll Show more... Jorge Luis Alvarez Rock Anthony Dre Bowie Larry Cahn Jennifer Camacho Pat Carroll Cody Chappel Liisa Cohen Dominic Daniel Calvin Dean Fidel De Leon Toledo Patrick Dempsey Jason Ford Ryan Gill Scott Glenn David Goldsmith Ricardo Gray April L. Hernandez Nickolas Ray Hernandez Kristin Herrera John Benjamin Hickey Blake Hightower Lisa Anne Hillman John Kihm Chil Kong Diana Kyle Don Le Eddie Lee Mario Sechita McNair Ricardo Molina Will Morales Angela Nesbitt Anh Tuan Nguyen Orock Orock Damontre Owens Carl Paoli Jeran Pascascio Denney Pierce Jennifer Quirino Danielle Renaud Kirsten Roeters Matthew Roseman Jenn Shagrin Robyn Sheridan Robin Skye Ryan Smith Tiffany Gabrielle Smith Vanetta Smith Abel Soto Imelda Staunton Mary Strong Hilary Swank Joe Towne Audia Tulloch Heather Turman Adam Vanderwielen Robert Vazquez Dan Warner Robert Wisdom Deance Wyatt
Links			Official Web Site Trailer

Inspired by a true story and the diaries of real Long Beach teenagers after the LA riots, during the worst outbreak of interracial gang warfare. Hilary Swank stars as Erin Gruwell, whose passion to become a teacher is soon challenged by a group of Black, Latino, and Asian gangbangers who hate her even more than each other. When Erin begins to listen to them in a way no adult has ever done, she begins to understand that for these kids, getting through the day alive is enough -- they are not delinquents but teenagers fighting "a war of the streets" that began long before they were born. Erin gives them something they never had from a teacher before -- respect. For the first time, these teens experience a hope that maybe, they might show the world that their lives matter and they have something to say.