November 30th is "Cities for Life Day" where cities around the world celebrate the first abolition of the death penalty. With this day in mind, the theme for today will be films about capital punishment-enjoy!
1 Fourteen Days in May (1988) Director: Paul Hamann
Documentary that recounts the final days before the execution of Edward Earl Johnson, an American prisoner convicted of rape and murder and imprisoned in a Mississippi State Penitentiary, and questions capital punishment...
2 Dead Man Walking (1995) Director: Tim Robbins
Drama about a nun (Susan Sarandon) who is torn over the loss of a convicted killer (Sean Penn) on death row, and the victim's families - Sarandon & Penn are both good in their performances, which garnered Sarandon an Academy Award & Penn an Oscar nomination for Best Actor...
3 The Secret in Their Eyes (2009) Director: Juan José Campanella
Film about a retired legal counselor who writes a novel hoping to find closure for one of his past unresolved homicide cases; Film won Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film...
4 I Want to Live! (1958) Director: Robert Wise
Movie about a woman (Susan Hayward) facing death row for a crime she didn't commit; Hayward won an Oscar for her performance...
As I have seen only one film from the above list of picks (Dead Man Walking) I look forward to your feedback-enjoy!
Dianezy
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