The film is based on true events. The story of Stacie (Ellen Page), an auto mechanic, and his detective girlfriend Laurel (Julianne Moore) fight their pension rights after the latter is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Unsurprisingly, Aunt Baa suffers again . Although she is very handsome when she is handling the case in the play, all the emotional scenes are still soft and cute. The discreet man in the cabinet is played well in the front, and the sickness in the back is also in place.
Allen's role is relatively small, and there is not much room for expression. The Jewish lawyer at the back felt a little too much force, a little too facial sao zero.
The narrative method of this film is particularly "documentary", because it is straightforward and does not show off any skills, but the plot trend is very typical of American commercial films. Driven more people, and finally got everyone's understanding and help." This is a typical routine. Because it is based on real events, it should be closer to real events, so the limitations are relatively large.
The film uses a certain amount of ink to describe the discrimination against women in the workplace. In some industries, they are ridiculed and excluded just because they are women. The two of them worked harder and better than men in the police station and auto repair shop, and they only got equal treatment in the workplace after putting in double the effort.
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The story begins in 2002. Laurel is a very good detective. Because women are discriminated against in the police station, she has been working extra hard and doing great work. Laurel was afraid to come out because of her work relationship.
In a volleyball event far away from home, Stacie met Laurel and fell in love with her at first sight. Although the age gap was quite large, they still came together. Laurel met a male colleague at the GAY bar, and the colleague secretly communicated with her, saying that they would keep each other secret. Laurel's job is dangerous and hectic, and she hides Stacie's existence from her colleagues. Stacie feels aggrieved, but supports her.
A year later Laurel took out a loan to buy a new house and Stacie moved in with her. They went to states where they were already legal to apply for a civil union. Stacie personally renovated their house, raised a big dog together, and started a happy new life.
Stacie was looking for a job in an auto repair shop on the side of her new home, and was ridiculed for being a girl with little strength. Stacie competed with the garage's champion worker to change tires. Stacie took 7 minutes and 12 seconds, 50 seconds faster than the fastest record. She's glad she can share the mortgage for Laurel.
Laurel's long-term partner Dane came to give him a housewarming gift, Laurel introduced his girlfriend to him, Dane was angry why she didn't tell him, Laurel said that as a straight white man, you don't understand the pressure of my work, what you think is easy to get, I need to fight for it with all my strength, and if I come out, I'll probably just be sent to do errands. Dane didn't understand, and was still angry at not being trusted.
Laurel felt uncomfortable, and at Stacie's urging, she went to the hospital for a checkup and found out that she had advanced lung cancer. Stacie is heartbroken and has to quit her job to take care of her.
Laurel filed an application with the county legislature to give Stacie the pension after her death. A table of straight male leaders held a meeting to discuss the application. After some mockery, they quickly rejected it. Brian from the Legislative Council proposed that they had applied for a civil union and should enjoy the treatment of a partner according to the regulations. Someone immediately refuted it. Now that you can get a civil servant's pension, Brian points out that the procedure for obtaining a civil union is more complicated than a marriage. But the other four persisted, rejecting Laurel's application.
Partner Dane came to Laurel's house and told her that the application had been rejected. Laurel presented his work for 23 years at the meeting and made an appeal, which was again rejected.
A reporter covered the incident and made the headlines of the local newspaper. A gay Jewish lawyer came to help them and drew national attention. He believed that the fundamental solution to the problem was to promote equal same-sex marriage rather than discriminated civil unions. Laurel, Stacie, and Dane only wanted to solve the pension problem, and didn't want to make things worse.
Looking at the helpless Stacie and the rapidly deteriorating Laurel, Dane can finally understand them, and he and Laurel have been colleagues and friends for many years.
The lawyer called for a protest march, and Dane also called on his colleagues in the police station to show solidarity with Laurel, while the straight male police officers refused because of the chief's instructions and because it was none of their business. Dane had to join the protest herself. He said that if he married Laurel now he could easily get his pension and pass it on to Stacie, but he wouldn't do it because Laurel was kind and honest. She was right and hoped she would die with dignity. The county government pushed the pot to state law.
At Brian's tip, Dane checked county files, and some officials were able to take multiple pensions. The county government held a public meeting to discuss the matter again. Laurel's GAY colleagues gathered courage to participate in the protest. The chief also opened his eyes and closed his eyes. More police officers attended the meeting.
With the help and support of everyone, they finally won the power they deserved. Laurel was also promoted by the police department. Laurel passed away. Because of the pension, Stacie was able to continue living in the house full of memories of the two.
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