Saint Judy (2018)

Directed by

Sean Hanish

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 46m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 77 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An immigration attorney fights to change U.S. asylum law to protect women facing persecution abroad. The film follows her real-life legal battle and the cases that pushed her to act.

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What happens

Saint Judy is an American biographical drama film directed by Sean Hanish, starring Michelle Monaghan and Alfred Molina. Molina serves as an executive producer of the film. The screenplay was written by a former intern of Wood. The story is about Judy Wood, an immigration attorney who changed the law on granting asylum in the United States to save the lives of women. The film premiered at the 2018 LA Film Festival and was released on March 1, 2019, by Blue Fox Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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