"Every once in a while there is a person who is really the hero of his own life, " says Robert McKee, a famed lecturer on screenwriting.

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"At a time when millions are reflecting on the life and legacy of Jackie Robinson, Jason Collins is a hero for our own times, " the group said.

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Mortensen and Bello are terrific as a severely challenged husband and wife, and Ed Harris is a picture of controlled bitter menace, as someone who claims he knew the hero in an earlier life.

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