Real is a 2003 coming-of-age drama film directed by Lisa France and starring Janice Richardson, Carlos Leon, Ernie Hudson, and Sherri Saum.

A teenage girl of Hispanic heritage named Cynthia Gimenez lives in a cramped Manhattan apartment on the edge of Spanish Harlem.

In an interview with the World Jewish Digest, France explained her reasonings for this requirement were her respect for Frank's legacy and her desire to make a film suitable for everyone, including Anne's legions of young readers: “Urban family entertainment is rare.

[7] Robert Koehler of Variety wrote in his review, "Imbued with street sense yet made with family-friendly limits on harsh language and violence, Anne B.

Real is both a shamelessly contrived and unalterably sincere portrait of a high school girl who writes rap poetry in her Bronx 'hood.

"[8] Bill Stamets of the Chicago Reader commented that Lisa France "creates some strong imagery and elicits compelling performances from her cast, and though redundant flashbacks betray a lack of trust in the narrative, her mature touch rescues this mean-streets saga from the usual uplift cliches.

"[10] However, he commented the film is "a well-meaning drama with an original premise that still gets bogged down in formulaic plotting, uneven performances, and drab visuals.