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Clemency

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Years of carrying out death row executions are taking a toll on Warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares for another one, Williams must confront the psychological and emotional demons that her job creates.
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Clemency mines serious social issues for gripping drama, brought to life by an outstanding cast led by Alfre Woodard.

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Clarisse Loughrey Independent (UK) Clemency is proof of just how effortlessly [Woodard] can lead a film. Rated: 4/5 Dec 9, 2020 Full Review Deborah Ross The Spectator A masterwork. Jul 29, 2020 Full Review Donald Clarke Irish Times Woodard, unshowy and preternaturally still, offers us a stubborn professional being steadily eaten up by her involvement with the glacially slow killing-machine. Rated: 4/5 Jul 20, 2020 Full Review Dave Giannini InSession Film Chukwu and Woodard together certainly do not tell an easily digestible story, but they do tell an absolutely necessary story of our humanity, pressed to its limits. Rated: B+ Feb 20, 2024 Full Review Greg Carlson Vague Visages Chukwu avoids any overt didacticism in her storytelling, even if the mounting pressure on the beleaguered protagonist is delivered with quiet resolve and suffocating dread. Sep 23, 2023 Full Review Dallas King Outtake Mag Alfre Woodard stuns in the harrowing and affecting death row drama... her performance is a masterclass in quietly conveying the slow, steady grounding down of Bernadine’s humanity. Rated: 4/5 Nov 12, 2022 Full Review Read all reviews

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Angela I thought it was different and engaging. It was interesting to watch a movie depicted from the viewpoint of the Prison Warden. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/03/20 Full Review Stephanie W Powerful. Simply heart-wrenching! The tears will flow watching this film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/02/20 Full Review MARIA AMELIA A Very good movie about death penalty. A little bit slow Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/20 Full Review John W Compelling story from two distinct perspectives. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/20 Full Review Robert Worth waiting the entire film to see her performance in the next-to-last scene Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/27/20 Full Review Matt B Alfre Woodard is phenomenal. Movie is slow but not boring. Really depressing, but worth eventually catching up with Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/26/20 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Years of carrying out death row executions are taking a toll on Warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares for another one, Williams must confront the psychological and emotional demons that her job creates.
Director
Chinonye Chukwu
Producer
Bronwyn Cornelius, Julian Cautherley, Timur Bekbosunov, Peter Wong
Screenwriter
Chinonye Chukwu
Distributor
Neon
Production Co
Ace Pictures, Big Indie Pictures
Rating
R (Some Disturbing Material|Language)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 27, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 27, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$361.7K
Runtime
1h 53m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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