Clemency
2019 · Movie · 113 min. · United States
Bernadine Williams (Alfre Woodard) is a prison warden who, over the years, has been drifting away from her husband while dutifully carrying out executions in a maximum security prison. When she strikes up a unique bond with death-row inmate Anthony Woods (Aldis Hodge), a layer of emotional skin is peeled back, forcing Bernadine to confront the complex—and often contradictory—relationship between good intentions, unrequited desires, and what it means to be sanctioned to kill.
Direction Chinonye Chukwu
Cast Alfre Woodard · Aldis Hodge · Richard Schiff · LaMonica Garrett · Wendell Pierce · Noshir Dalal · Vernee Watson-Johnson · Michael O'Neill · Danielle Brooks · Dennis Haskins · Michelle Bonilla · Debbie Pollack · Richard Gunn · Jed Bernard · Alma Martinez · Harvey B. Jackson · John Churchill · Paul Mabon · Alex Castillo · Vivan Dugré · Anahi Bustillos · William B. Simmons II · Wayne Cole
Soundtrack Kathryn Bostic
Screenplay Chinonye Chukwu
Cinematography Eric Branco
Original title Clemency
5.8
455 votes (FilmAffinity)
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