its basically about a teacher that works with struggling inner city kids,,to help them believe in themselves and overcome their struggles through writing..its based on a true story...good movie
this is what the back of the box says two time oscar winner Hilary Swank stars in this gripping story of inner-city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard core attitude and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most,,,a voice of their own.Dropped into the free-fire zone of a school torn by violence and racial tension,teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the classroom matter in her students lives.. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group of supposedly "unteachable" teens will discover the power of tolerance, reclaim their shattered lives and change their world...