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Dead Man Walking

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United Kingdom, United States · 1995
Rated R · 2h 2m
Director Tim Robbins
Starring Susan Sarandon, Sean Penn, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry
Genre Drama

A justice drama based on a true story about a man on death row who in his last days forms a strong relationship with a nun who teaches him forgiveness and gives him spirituality as she accompanies him to his execution.

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Dallas Observer by

Dead Man Walking drops a massive, writhing knot of sorrow in your lap and then doesn't tell you what to do with it. If that doesn't sound like entertainment to you, you're right. It does something far more profound: It finds the tragic universal core of a contentious issue.

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Newsweek by David Ansen

No simple diatribe against capital punishment, it's a strong film, made stronger by two terrific performances.

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Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

The movie is often preachy and self-conscious, especially in long dialogue scenes, where Robbins's inexpert scriptwriting makes people talk at instead of with each other. Yet the picture's solid assets enable it to soar above such problems, both intellectually and emotionally. [29 December 1995, Film, p.13]

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