Freeheld

2015 • 103 Minuten

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Oscar winner Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell, & Michael Shannon give acclaimed performances in this stirring film based on a true story. After detective Laurel Hester (Moore) is diagnosed with cancer, she learns that government officials won't award her pension benefits to her domestic partner, Stacie (Page). Refusing to accept the officials' decision, Laurel & Stacie lead a battle for equal rights in this unforgettable movie that speaks to the power of love & the pursuit of justice.

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I never tire of seeing actor Michael Shannon, and I can't wait for the day - and the film - when he will get to play the role of his career. Freeheld is not Philadelphia. Despite the great Julianne Moore, it does not seem to be able to achieve the same dramatic effects. But it's a very good and true story about the injustices people who cling to medieval concepts of life impose on other members of society. And it does something Philadelphia didn't do: It shows the painful hypocrisy of those who practice intolerance - and those who let it pass without saying a word - when they rapidly move to the winning side and take credit for the progress and the justice they tried so stubbornly to stop in the first place.