Freeheld
Sign in to saveFreeheld is a 2015 American drama film directed by Peter Sollett from a screenplay by Ron Nyswaner. The film stars Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, Michael Shannon, and Steve Carell. It is 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.
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7.2New Jersey car mechanic Stacie Andree and her police detective girlfriend Laurel Hester both battle to secure Hester's pension benefits after she was diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Released: 2015-10-02103 minDir: Peter SollettRomance, Drama
Cast
- Julianne Moore as Laurel Hester
- Elliot Page as Stacie Andree
- Steve Carell as Steven Goldstein
- Michael Shannon as Dane Wells
- Luke Grimes as Todd Belkin
- Josh Charles as Bryan Kelder
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Freeheld
- Film.image
- Freeheld Movie Poster.jpg
- Film.caption
- Theatrical release poster
- Film.director
- Peter Sollett
- Film.screenplay
- Ron Nyswaner
- Film.cinematography
- Maryse Alberti
- Film.editing
- Andrew Mondshein
- Film.distributor
- Summit Entertainment (through Lionsgate)
- Film.runtime
- 103 minutes
- Film.country
- United States
- Film.language
- English
- Film.budget
- $7 million
- Film.gross
- $1.7 million
Key dates
- Published
- 7 April 2016
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- Laurel Hester
- Director
- Peter Sollett
- Screenwriter
- Ron Nyswaner
- Cast member
- Mary Birdsong
- Composer
- Johnny Marr
- Producer
- Cynthia Wade
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12 sectionsContents
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- Soundtrack
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Freeheld is a 2015 American drama film directed by Peter Sollett from a screenplay by Ron Nyswaner. The film stars Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, Michael Shannon, and Steve Carell. It is 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.
==Plot== The film is based on the true story of Laurel Hester, a police officer in Ocean County, New Jersey. The story narrates the difficulties faced by a lesbian police detective and her domestic partner, Stacie Andree. Following her diagnosis with terminal lung cancer in 2005, Hester repeatedly appealed to the county's board of chosen freeholders to have her pension benefits passed on to her domestic partner; she was eventually successful.