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Freeheld is a 2015 American drama film directed by Peter Sollett and written by Ron Nyswaner. The film stars Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, [a] Michael Shannon, Steve Carell, and Luke Grimes.
Freeheld: Directed by Peter Sollett. With Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell. New Jersey police lieutenant Laurel Hester and her registered domestic partner Stacie Andree battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
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- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Peter Sollett
- 2016-02-10
Oct 1, 2015 · Like “The Walk,” “Freeheld” is based on an Oscar-winning documentary. The 2007 film of the same name told the true story of terminally ill Laurel Hester, a veteran Ocean County, New Jersey police department detective who fought to leave her pension to her domestic partner Stacie Andree.
Sep 30, 2015 · It’s the story that inspired Ellen Page to come out of the closet after years of pain and misery in February 2014, so it has enough special resonance for her to serve as one of the film’s...
- Rex Reed
Oct 2, 2015 · Oct. 2, 2015. If you've kept up with even the smallest piece of movie news, then you've probably heard of Freeheld . The drama starring Julianne Moore and Ellen Page is already garnering...
Oct 16, 2015 · Arriving as it does months after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld same-sex marriage last June, the new Freeheld – billed as "inspired by actual events" – reads as a bittersweet tribute rather ...
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Aug 11, 2015 · The film chronicles the true story of the late Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore), a New Jersey police detective whose world was shattered when she became terminally ill and government officials prevented her from assigning her pension benefits to her domestic partner, Stacie Andree (Ellen Page).
