Hilary Swank and Helen Bonham Carter star in this true story of a landmark win for mental patient rights. It pits a workaholic lawyer, Colette Hughes, and a goodhearted psychiatric patient, Eleanor Riese, against an uncaring bureaucracy in the 1980s. Following the film, resident Tony Koltz will lead the discussion via a Zoom Link with Mark Rosin (the screenwriter), Colette Hughes (the real lawyer who is portrayed by Hilary Swank) and Cynthia Hoppenfeld (the actress who plays the nun). Biography/Drama.
