A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
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Susan Sarandon
Sister Helen Prejean
Sean Penn
Matthew Poncelet
Robert Prosky
Hilton Barber
Raymond J. Barry
Earl Delacroix
Won 1 Oscar
Nominated for 4 Oscars
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$11,000,000
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$39,363,635
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Keywords
prison
death penalty
right and justice
rape
rage and hate
unsociability
court case
court
nun
penalty
therapist
sentence
forgiveness
self-discovery
despair
prison cell
socially deprived family
death row
doomed man
death sentence
lethal injection
charity
mercy petition
cowardliness
angry
dreary
incredulous
depressing
bitter
callous
horrified
