Ellen Page (29, “Juno” 
Allen circumstances defiance
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Laurel Hester (Julianne Moore) has lived for over 20 years for their job police Commissioner, a private life does not take place with her. This changes abruptly when she the young mechanic Stacie Andree (Ellen Page) gets to know. The two fall in love all the differences in defiance and build a common future. This includes its own house with a garden, a dog and eventually the registered partnership. But their happiness does not last long. Laurel receives the shocking diagnosis that she has been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and no longer remains her much time.
her last wish is that Stacie can continue to live in their house. They can, however, only if they are transferred Laurels pension entitlements. The competent authorities shall refuse their request repeatedly. undergoes Even within the police Laurel going getting worse, no support. Only her colleague Dane Wells (Michael Shannon) and the eccentric activist Steven Goldstein (Steve Carell) keeping Laurel and Stacie in their struggle for justice until they receive unexpected support …
A fight for love and equality
“Free hero” is neither Action nor on superheroes. Quick cuts, frantic chases and a lot of bare skin there is to see also. The film is quiet, quietly, yet cries aloud a message out into the world. With Julianne Moore and Ellen Page the lead roles could not be better occupied. Moore proves impressively that they do not want to rest on the laurels of their Oscar-profit. And Page is like in their element, free, to play a role that does not appear foreign to her. Michael Shannon convinced as tougher cop just like Steve Carell as a Jewish gay.
The story is simple and is based on a true story. Two women fall in love, to build a life together until the cancer strikes mercilessly. The simple request of police officer Hester to leave override the pension entitlements to their partner seems hopeless. In classic pairs this happens automatically after death. But the old men of the community council are clear opponents of this form of life and refuse strictly to yield to the request. The same picture emerges among colleagues of the police.
The fear or the horror of otherness, before homosexuality is so great that there is a to cringe. Even certain death can not soften the tough guys first. Using Super activist Goldstein, strangely good represented by Steve Carell, but powerful a stir. However Laurel Hester leaves no doubt that it is not looking for marriage equality, but only for equality in their case. However, Carell notes that it was a connected to the other. Something that makes you think.
As a council member Bryan Kelder (Josh Charles, “The Good Wife”) is confronted at dinner by his teenage daughter with the dilemma, it is clear that they are the motivations that please not to answer the police officer may not understand. Is this perhaps a generation gap? If homosexuality for the next generations already be “normal”? The policy has already passed the first steps in the routes. Now only the people have yet to follow suit
Conclusion
“Free Hero” has a simple message:. Equality for all. And yet the film is so much more. It is a plea for love, for friendship, for loyalty.
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