Along with the news that new film FREEHELD will feature at the 40th edition of the Toronto Film Festival, a new trailer has also been released starring Julianne Moore for the upcoming movie.
Based on the Oscar-winning short documentary and adapted by the writer of Philadelphia, FREEHELD is the true love story of Laurel Hester [Julianne Moore] and Stacie Andree [Ellen Page] and their fight for justice. A decorated New Jersey police detective, Laurel is diagnosed with cancer and wants to leave her hard earned pension to her domestic partner, Stacie. However the county officials, Freeholders, conspire to prevent Laurel from doing this.
Hard-nosed detective Dane Wells [Michael Shannon], and activist Steven Goldstein [Steve Carell], unite in Laurel and Stacie’s defence, rallying police officers and ordinary citizens to support their struggle for equality.Â
Moore enjoyed success at last year’s Academy Awards claiming the Best Actress accolade for her portrayal of a college professor with Alzheimer’s, can she repeat the same feat again with this movie?
Take a look at the trailer for FREEHELD below:
The 40th edition of the festival kicks runs September 10-20. No UK release date has been revealed as of yet for FREEHELD.
