The Pardon (2013)
- Directed by
- Tom Anton
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- PG-13
- Rating
- 4.4 of 10 from 15 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A woman with a troubled past is executed for a murder she committed with her partner in 1940s Louisiana. The film follows her life and the crime based on a true story.
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What happens
The Pardon is a 2013 drama film directed by Tom Anton. Filmed in Shreveport, Louisiana, it stars Jaime King as Toni Jo Henry, a woman who overcomes a tragic beginning but was executed for murder, and John Hawkes as "Arkie" Burke, Henry's partner in the crime. The picture is based on an actual case tried in Louisiana in the 1940s. Adapted from the true crime book Stone Justice by Evelyn L. Morgan and Debi King McMartin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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