Dead Man Walking (1995)

7.2	Listal rating
7.7	IMDB rating

Drama (8), Death Penalty (5), 1990s (3), Usa (2), Prison (2), Based On A True Story (2), UK (1), (1995) (1), Crime (1), *saipal (1), (tv) (1), Transition (1), 1995 (1), (1), 1990's (1), Krishna (1), High Priestess (1), Imprisonment (1), Gaol (1), 07 (1)

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A caring nun receives a desperate letter from a death row inmate trying to find help to avoid execution for murder. Over the course of the time to the convict's death, the nun begins to show empathy, not only with the pathetic man, but also with the victims and their families. In the end, that nun must decide how she will deal with the paradox of c ... (more)

Directed by

Tim Robbins

Starring (View all) :

Sister Helen Prejean

Matthew Poncelet

Hilton Barber

Earl Delacroix

Clyde Percy

Mary Beth Percy

Helen's mother

Chaplain Farlely

Lucille Poncelet

Sister Colleen

Written by (View all) :

Helen Prejean

Tim Robbins

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Balanced View of Death Penalty / Death Row

Posted : 3 months, 3 weeks ago at Aug 2 16:41

I thought they did a good job showing a balanced view of death row and the death penalty in this film. Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn do an outstanding job in their roles.

Rating : 8/10

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