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
- Johan Heldenbergh
- Robert
- Richard Riddell
- Arno
- Doreen Mantle
- Eleanor's Mother
- Vincent Riotta
- James Adams
- Tim Ahern
- Radio Host
- Richard Laing
- Ben Clandon
- Anneika Rose
- Margie
- Kathleen Renish
- Female Attendant #2
- Diana Jackson
- Picnic Goer
- Steve Warky Nunez
- Pedestrian
- Daniel Steiner
- Mr. Grainger
- AnnaCorey
- Tiff - Jogger
- Florence Bell
- Karen Winkle
- Liza Ross
- Matron
- Priscilla Wittman
- Serious nurse (Mental hospital)
- Christian Skibinski
- Former Mental Patient
- Andy Cheung
- Waiter
- Trish Osmond
- Visitor to Clinic
- John Lobato
- Pedestrian
- Ricky Watson
- Tili Benjai / Male Attendant #1
- Sönke Hünding
- Former Mental Patient
- Natalia Romanova
- Stenographer in final trial
- Patrick Simons
- Lawyer in Court
- Angelique Fernandez
- Friendly Nurse
- Alexandra Neary
- Patient
- Anna Heinz
- Law student
- Thuy-Van Truong
- Guest
- Cynthia Hoppenfeld
- Sister Florence
- Joshua Fischer
- Male Attendant
- Florian Stübchen
- Male Attendant
- Conrad Ahrens
- Male Attendant
- Anthony Cabello
- Smoking Man
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