《自由作家》是一部犯罪片，该片于2007年1月5日在美国上映。该片根据真实故事改编，主要讲述了爱林·格鲁维尔的教育感化一群的青少年，让他们逐渐成长为了具有同情心和社会责任感的人

  23岁的爱林·格鲁维尔从事的第一份工作，就是在威尔逊学校中一个臭名远昭糟糕透顶的班级里担任老师。这里有很多给老师们带来噩梦的学生，他们在学业中虚度光阴，消磨时辰，把学校当成游乐场，甚至学生们分帮结派互相斗殴。爱林·格鲁维尔想方设法让这些不好的事情远离孩子们，消解他们之间的敌意，爱林·格鲁维尔的教育理想在现实中一次次的碰壁。她仅仅有一本可以感化孩子的书，以及一颗热忱真诚的心，她想带领迷失的孩子们找到光明并非易事。

"Freelance Writer" is a crime film, which was released in the United States on January 5, 2007. Adapted from a true story, the film mainly tells the story of Erin Gruwell's education and impact on a group of teenagers, allowing them to grow into compassionate and socially responsible people.

23-year-old Erin Gruwell's first job, That is, as a teacher in a notoriously bad class at the Wilson School. There are a lot of students who give teachers nightmares. They waste their time in their studies, kill their time, use the school as a playground, and even gang up and fight each other. Eileen Gruwell tried every means to keep these bad things away from the children and to dissolve the hostility between them. Eileen Gruwell's educational ideals hit the wall again and again in reality. She only has a book that can influence children and a warm and sincere heart. It is not easy for her to lead the lost children to find the light.