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Finally, maybe I just have to thank America’s broken legal system for making it possible to make stories like this.
— an excerpt from Rosamund Pike’s acceptance speech after she won the award for best performance by an actress in a motion picture, comedy, or musical at the 2021 Golden Globes for her role in “I Care A Lot.” In the film, Pike portrays a court-appointed legal guardian who uses the conservatorship system’s loopholes to find ways to defraud her elderly clients. Watch the official trailer, below.
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