Freedom Writers

Character mistake: When Ms. Gruwell tells Gloria to read the first sentence on the board Gloria reads "Odysseus had no sense of direction." but on the board something different was written.

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Suggested correction: The chalkboard had 5 sentences that were purposely written with wrong spelling and tenses. Gloria read the first sentence correctly as it appeared on the board "Odysseus had no "since" of direction."

Factual error: At the 7-eleven as the Latino is walking up to the store you can see a 2001 Chevey Van pull out of shot,the film takes place in 1994. Other 2005 model vehicles are seen throughtout the movie.

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