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Saint Judy

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Saint Judy

"The fight for one is a fight for all."

2018

1h 46m

6.9(77 votes)

Drama

Overview

The true story of immigration attorney Judy Wood and how she singlehandedly changed the U.S. law of asylum to save women's lives.

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9 members

Acting

Michelle Monaghan

Judy Wood

Michelle Monaghan

Acting

Leem Lubany

Asefa

Leem Lubany

Acting

Common

Benjamin Adebayo

Common

Acting

Alfred Molina

Ray Hernandez

Alfred Molina

Acting

Alfre Woodard

Judge Benton

Alfre Woodard

Acting

Mykelti Williamson

Dikembe Mustafa

Mykelti Williamson

Acting

Ben Schnetzer

Parker

Ben Schnetzer

Acting

Gabriel Bateman

Alex Wood

Gabriel Bateman

Acting

Peter Krause

Matthew

Peter Krause

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