Lionsgate Films debuted the trailer for Freeheld, an upcoming American drama film directed by Peter Sollett and written by Ron Nyswaner.
Based on the 2007 documentary short film of the same name about police officer Laurel Hester’s fight against the Ocean County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders to allow her pension benefits to be transferred to her domestic partner after being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
It stars Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Steve Carell, Luke Grimes, Michael Shannon, Josh Charles.
Synopsis:
“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.”
Freeheld opens in limited release on October 2 before expanding to wide release on October 16, 2015.
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