Overview
Scrappy, defiant, and done being treated like a burden, Judy Heumann turns her outrage into a revolution. In 1977, she and more than 100 disability rights protestors send a very loud message: The system is broken—not us.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on a true story
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Filming locations
Filmed in Toronto
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Setting
Set in San Francisco Federal Building
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Jamie Ramsay
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Judith HeumannBook
- Kristen JoinerBook
- Rebekah TaussigScreenplay
- Sian HederScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 6, 2026
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Cast
Ruth MadeleyJudith 'Judy' Heumann
Mark RuffaloJoseph Califano
Dylan O'BrienEvan White- Madeline DelpKitty Cone
Rob DelaneyCongressman Miller
Ray FisherChuck Jackson
Michael Patrick ThorntonEd Roberts- Antwan TolliverBrad Lomax
Daniel DurantSteve McCleeland
Jon BeaversJim Pechin
Roberta ColindrezJoni Breves- Siena RafterLynette
- Andrew PilkingtonHale Zukas
- Rein BarcelCece
- Darcee Charington NealRon Washington
Matthew JeffersGerald
Nic NovickiWalter
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