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Oct 1, 2015 · Like “The Walk,” “Freeheld” is based on an Oscar-winning documentary. The 2007 film of the same name told the true story of terminally ill Laurel Hester, a veteran Ocean County, New Jersey police department detective who fought to leave her pension to her domestic partner Stacie Andree.
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Oct 2, 2015 · The fact that Freeheld is based on a true story in the not-so distant past only strengthens this point. This is not the first time Hester's story has been told on...
This is the celebrated case of Laurel Hester (Ms. Moore), a dedicated police officer in Seaside Heights, N.J., who always kept her personal life private until the day she met a feisty young...
Oct 2, 2015 · A sallow, didactic little movie that proves modesty isn’t always a virtue, Freeheld portrays the real-life struggle of Laurel Hester, a brave Ocean County, New Jersey, detective who, after a...
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Laurel and Stacie, reluctant activists at first, become increasingly clear about what their case stands for. Yet Freeheld too easily becomes a procession of gestures and speeches. There is an ...
Laurel Hester (Moore), a decorated New Jersey police detective, is diagnosed with cancer and wants to leave her hard-earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie (Page). However, the county officials, Freeholders, conspire to prevent Laurel from doing this.
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Oct 2, 2015 · Summary. A dramatic feature based on Cynthia Wade's award-winning short documentary "Freeheld," with Ellen Page set to star.
