Julianne Moore and Ellen Page Target Civil Rights in FREEHELD

BackstageOL’s Dave Morales travels to the Toronto Film Festival to talk to Julianne Moore, Ellen Page and Michael Shannon about fighting for equality in FREEHELD.

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Film Synopsis:

Based on the Oscar-winning 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 decorate 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.