55 Steps is a 2017 German-Belgian drama film directed by Bille August.
Official trailers
Sony Pictures Entertainment on Tuesday, September 25, 2018 released the trailer:
55 Steps Trailer - On Digital 10/16, In Theaters 11/16.
Story intro
The story is about a woman committed to a mental health facility. Prior to 1987, it was assumed that the Lanterman - Petris - Short Act allowed involuntary treatment for those who were detained under an initial three-day hold (for evaluation and treatment) and a subsequent fourteen-day hospitalization (for those patients declared after the three-day hold to be dangerous to themselves or others or gravely disabled). In 1987, in Riese v. St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center, the California State Court of Appeals declared that these patients had the right to exercise informed consent regarding the use of antipsychotic drugs, except in an emergency, and if they rejected medication "a judicial determination of their incapacity to make treatment decisions" was required before they could be involuntarily treated. This case was a class action suit brought in the name of patient Eleanor Riese by the California ACLU.
Cast
- Helena Bonham Carter
- Eleanor Riese
- Hilary Swank
- Colette Hughes
- Jeffrey Tambor
- Mort Cohen
- Tim Plester
- Robbie
- Michael Culkin
- Judge Farelly
- Jonathan Kerrigan
- Dr. Bardy
- Douglas Reith
- Judge Raymonf
- AnnaCorey
- Tiff - Jogger
- Richard Riddell
- Arno
- Vincent Riotta
- James Adams
- Johan Heldenbergh
- Robert
- Tim Ahern
- Radio Host
- Doreen Mantle
- Eleanor's Mother
- Diana Jackson
- Picnic Goer
- Anneika Rose
- Margie
- Richard Laing
- Ben Clandon
- Kathleen Renish
- Female Attendant #2
- Liza Ross
- Matron
- Steve Warky Nunez
- Pedestrian
- Florence Bell
- Karen Winkle
- Andy Cheung
- Waiter
- Patrick Simons
- Lawyer in Court
- Priscilla Wittman
- Serious nurse (Mental hospital)
- Alexandra Neary
- Patient
- Christian Skibinski
- Former Mental Patient
- Trish Osmond
- Visitor to Clinic
- Cynthia Hoppenfeld
- Sister Florence
- Daniel Steiner
- Mr. Grainger
- Ricky Watson
- Tili Benjai / Male Attendant #1
- Angelique Fernandez
- Friendly Nurse
- Natalia Romanova
- Stenographer in final trial
- Sönke Hünding
- Former Mental Patient
- John Lobato
- Pedestrian
- Anna Heinz
- Law student
- Joshua Fischer
- Male Attendant
- Thuy-Van Truong
- Guest
- Anthony Cabello
- Smoking Man
- Florian Stübchen
- Male Attendant
- Conrad Ahrens
- Male Attendant
About
The film 55 Steps was scheduled to be released on September 7, 2017 (TIFF, 2017 Toronto International Film Festival), on May 3, 2018 (Germany) and on August 27, 2019 (Denmark) by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA), Warner Bros., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment and Warner Home Video.
The film had received a "PG-13" rating.
Rating
55 Steps got average rating from critics. But the audience likes the film.
External links
IMDB: 55 Steps
Wikipedia: 55 Steps