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The film is based on the true story of Laurel Hester (Moore), 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 (Page).
Oct 8, 2015 · The true story behind “Freeheld” Trish Bendix October 8, 2015. 10 minutes read. Ten years ago, Cynthia Wade read about the dying police officer whose partner was being denied her pension benefits, and felt compelled to document the story of Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree.
- She Celebrated The Film on Twitter
- She Made It to The Premiere
- She Got Close with The Cast
Although it can't be 100% confirmed that it's her, a Twitter account under the name of Stacie Andree has tweeted many supportive posts about the movie. On Sept. 14, she posted a tweet thanking the film as well as Miley Cyrus and Linda Perry. This is a reference to the fact that the Freeheld trailer song, "Hands of Love", was written by Perry and pe...
Andree attended the film's premiere and posed with cast members on the red carpet before the actual screening.
Ellen Page told Time, "Stacie was so kind to Julie and me.I spent an afternoon with her. Needless to say, it was emotionally intense and hard for her to talk about these things, but her willingness to talk was really beautiful and generous." Andree also showed support for cast members off-set — on the night of the 2015 Academy Awards, the Stacie An...
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.
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 film....
Freeheld: Directed by Peter Sollett. With Julianne Moore, Elliot Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell. New Jersey police lieutenant Laurel Hester and her registered domestic partner Stacie Andree battle to secure Hester's pension benefits when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Oct 8, 2015 · Based on the true story of Laurel Hester (Julieanne Moore), a police officer in Ocean County, New Jersey, who is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in 2005.
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