‘Being Heumann’ Review: Siân Heder’s Drama About the Fight for Disability Rights Strikes Familiar Notes but Gets the Inspirational Uplift Job Done

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Ruth Madeley plays the leader of a milestone 1977 anti-discrimination protest, Judy Heumann, in Apple’s crowd-pleaser from the ‘CODA’ director, which opened the Toronto Film Festival.

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‘Being Heumann’ Review: Siân Heder’s Drama About the Fight for Disability Rights Strikes Familiar Notes but Gets the Inspirational Uplift Job Done

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