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Filming began in October 2014 in Queens. In late October, a scene that was supposed to be filmed at Salesian High School, a Catholic boys' school in New Rochelle, New York, had to be relocated after the school's principal reversed his decision to allow the crew to film on the school campus. [15] .
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.
- (13K)
- Biography, Drama, Romance
- Peter Sollett
- 2016-02-10
Oct 1, 2015 · In 2005, when “Freeheld” takes place, New Jersey law allowed people in domestic partnerships to pass on their pensions to their significant others. The law also allowed counties to opt out of such activities.
Sep 30, 2015 · The sensitively written screenplay by Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia) is based on a 2007 Oscar-winning documentary (also titled Freeheld) about the final months of Laurel Hester’s life, and the film...
- Rex Reed
Diagnosed with terminal cancer, decorated New Jersey detective Laurel Hester wishes to leave her pension benefits to domestic partner Stacie Andree. Denied by local county officials, Laurel ...
- (139)
- Peter Sollett
- PG-13
- Julianne Moore
Aug 11, 2015 · Freeheld Release Date: When was the film released? Freeheld was a Limited release in 2015 on Friday, October 2, 2015. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including The Martian, Hell & Back and Finding Keepers. As a Limited release, Freeheld will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets.
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Sep 14, 2015 · Directed by Peter Sollet, once an indie ingénu with Raising Victor Vargas (2002), the film gets the tears flowing, as Julianne Moore, playing Hester and Ellen Page, as the much younger Andree,...
