THE GIST: Laurel is a very committed policewoman who keeps her relationship to Stacie a secret for fear of reprisals. They are registered domestic partners, but when Laurel is diagnosed with cancer she's told that Stacie won't be able to inherit her pension like a heterosexual couple would, so she sturdily sets her mind to fix the issue.Freeheld is a heartwrenching story that was all too common just a few years ago, when same-sex couples in the US were not granted the rights and privileges that heterosexual couples automatically got by simply getting married.
Julianne Moore and Ellen Page are fantastic in their roles and the characters they breathe life into are simply wonderful. Michael Shannon, Steve Carell, and Josh Charles also star.
THE BOTTOM LINE: A good movie to watch to get a sense of what inequality means for the LGBT+ community. The laws have changed and fortunately we are allowed to get married now, but a lot of the prejudices and mistreatments displayed on screen are still very much present all over the country, unfortunately.
Grade: 8
THE BOTTOM LINE: A good movie to watch to get a sense of what inequality means for the LGBT+ community. The laws have changed and fortunately we are allowed to get married now, but a lot of the prejudices and mistreatments displayed on screen are still very much present all over the country, unfortunately.
Grade: 8
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