Clemency (2019)

Directed by

Chinonye Chukwu

Genre

drama film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 53m

Rated

R

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 121 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A prison warden oversees executions and struggles with the emotional weight of her job. Her latest case involves a death row inmate whose execution date is approaching. The film follows both her and the inmate as they deal with the system.

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What happens

Clemency is a 2019 American drama film written and directed by Chinonye Chukwu. It stars Alfre Woodard, Richard Schiff, Danielle Brooks, Michael O'Neill, Richard Gunn, Wendell Pierce, and Aldis Hodge. The plot follows the lives of prison warden Bernadine Williams (Woodard) and death row inmate Anthony Woods (Hodge). Clemency had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Dramatic Competition, on January 27, 2019 and was theatrically released in the United States by Neon on December 27, 2019. The film received acclaim from critics, who lauded Woodard's performance, as well as Chukwu's direction and screenplay. It earned nominations for Best Feature, Best Female Lead (for Woodard), and Best Screenplay (for Chukwu) at the 35th Independent Spirit Awards and Best Actress in a Leading Role (for Woodard) at the 74th British Academy Film Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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