1 month ago 22nd May 10:16
Directed by Tim Robbins and starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn Dead Man Walking is a fascinating and powerful drama explores the relationship between a condemned young convict and the nun who counsels him in the days leading up to his execution.
Matthew Poncelet (Sean Penn) is on death row after being convicted of raping and brutally murdering a young couple.
He writes to Sister Helen Prejean (Susan Sarandon) for help, asking her to visit him in prison. She agrees to act as his spiritual adviser and begins to spend time each day with him.
Prejean, who strongly opposes capital punishment, attempts to get Poncelet's death sentence rescinded.
First, however, she tries to save Poncelet's soul by getting him to face up to his guilt and ask forgiveness for his actions.
Tim Robins' adaptation of Helen Prejean novel, of the same name, detailing her experiences with Elmo Patrick Sonnier (Poncelet in the adaptation) on the run up to his execution, he was executed in the electric chair not by lethal injection.
Only one film before Dead Man Walking, A Short Film About Killing by Krzysztof Kieslowski, and almost non since have tackled the issue of capital punishment so well.
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