55 Steps (2017)
3.2 of 5 from 48 ratings
1h 55min
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- Synopsis:
- It is the true story written by Mark Rosen of a mentally ill, Eleanor Riese (Helena Bonham Carter) and her lawyer, Colette Hughes (Hilary Swank). A story of two special women and their exceptional friendship in a great fight for human dignity. Based on a true story of a 41 year-old woman with mental problems who, with brief stays in hospitals, lives in her own apartment and manages her own life. Because of the forced medication, she decides to sue the mental hospital system in California to make sure that what happened to her doesn’t happen to any other competent patient like herself, patients who are not a danger to themselves or to others.
- Actors:
- Helena Bonham Carter, Hilary Swank, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Culkin, Richard Riddell, Johan Heldenbergh, Jonathan Kerrigan, Vincent Riotta, Tim Plester, Anneika Rose, Richard Laing, Priscilla Wittman, AnnaCorey, Kathleen Renish, Tim Ahern, Steve Warky Nunez, Florence Bell, Daniel Steiner, John Lobato, Angelique Fernandez
- Directors:
- Bille August
- Aka:
- Eleanor and Colett
- Genres:
- Drama
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