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Freedom Writers   2007         PG-13, 123 min. Genre: Drama Director: Richard LaGravenese   Cast: Hilary Swank, Patrick Dempsey, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton, April L. Hernandez, Mario, Kristin Herrera, Jacklyn Ngan, Sergio Montalvo, Jason Finn, Deance Wyatt, Vanetta Smith, Hunter Parrish, Antonio Garcia, Gabriel Chavarria   In Freshman English teacher Erin Gruwell's (Hilary Swank) classroom, 75% of the students are Latinos, Blacks, and Asians who have been bussed in to school and are members of gangs at the gang-infested California high school. Most of these kids have been written off, but when Erin assigns "The Diary of Anne Frank," the kids read it, and learning tolerance and applying themselves in lessons learned about unity and self-expression, they open doors leading to bright futures. Cast Hilary Swank Erin Gruwell Patrick Dempsey Scott Casey Scott Glenn Steve Gruwell Imelda Staunton Margaret Campbell April L. Hernandez Eva Mario Mario Kristin Herrera Gloria Jacklyn Ngan Sindy Sergio Montalvo Alejandro Jason Finn Marcus Deance Wyatt Jamal Vanetta Smith Brandy Hunter Parrish Ben Antonio Garcia Miguel Gabriel Chavarria Tito