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Directed by | Peter Sollett |
Screenplay by | Ron Nyswaner |
Based on | Freeheld by Cynthia Wade |
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Cinematography | Maryse Alberti |
Edited by | Andrew Mondshein |
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Distributed by | Lionsgate[2] |
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Running time | 103 minutes[3] |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $7 million[4] |
Box office | $1.7 million[5] |
Freeheld is a 2015 American drama film directed by Peter Sollett and written by Ron Nyswaner. The film stars Julianne Moore, Elliot Page,[a] Michael Shannon, Steve Carell, and Luke Grimes. 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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