The first trailer for screenwriter Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia), and
director Peter Sollett's (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist) adaptation/dramatization
of Cynthia Wade's 2007 Oscar winning short documentary, Freeheld, has landed online. The documentary followed the life of New Jersey police lieutenant Laurel Hester in her fight
against cancer, and against a system that didn't automatically allow Stacie
Andree, her same-sex partner, to collect her pension benefits after passing
away.
The awards filled cast stars Julianne Moore as Hester, Ellen Page as
Andree, Michael Shannon as detective Dane Wells, Steve Carrell as activist
Steven Goldstein, Josh Charles as Bryan Kelder, and Luke Grimes as Todd Belkin.
Freeheld opens in limited release on October 2 before a wide one on October
16.
Based on the Oscar®-winning short
documentary and adapted by the writer of Philadelphia, Freeheld is
the true love story of Laurel Hester [Julianne Moore] and Stacie Andree [Ellen
Page] and their fight for justice. A decorated New Jersey police
detective, Laurel is diagnosed with cancer and wants to leave her hard earned
pension to her domestic partner, Stacie. However the county officials,
Freeholders, conspire to prevent Laurel from doing this. Hard-nosed
detective Dane Wells [Michael Shannon], and activist Steven Goldstein
[Steve Carell], unite in Laurel and Stacie’s defense, rallying police
officers and ordinary citizens to support their struggle for
equality.
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