A new Hollywood movie featuring
Julianne Moore and Ellen Page will not be permitted to film at a Catholic boys’
school due to the movie’s lesbian content.
Salesian High School in New
Rochelle, New York had previously agreed to allow filming of the drama
“Freeheld” on site. The school is now facing criticism for refusing to allow
the movie to shoot at the location after learning about Moore and Page’s
fictitious homosexual relationship.
The film follows the story of a
lesbian police detective (Moore) with terminal cancer applying for a domestic
partnership in order to pass her pension on to her girlfriend (Page) when she
dies.
“Freedheld” producer Kelly Bush
said, "That our film was denied access to a location because of the
subject matter — a same-sex couple fighting for their legal rights —
illustrates just how important it is that this story be told."
Salesian principal John Flaherty
said, "All are welcomed at Salesian High School. Our school chooses to
embrace the social issues such as hunger, homelessness, poverty, and helping
the less fortunate."
Flaherty said that he would pass the
final decision on to school president Father John Serio
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