Clemency

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Clemency is a 2019 American drama film about a prison warden overseeing executions, noted for its intense performances and exploration of the death penalty’s psychological toll.

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instanceOf American film
drama film
film
awardReceived Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Film
surface form: U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize
awardReceivedAt Sundance Film Festival
surface form: 2019 Sundance Film Festival
characterOccupation prison warden
cinematographyBy Eric Branco
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception positive reviews
director Chinonye Chukwu
distributor Neon
editedBy Phyllis Housen NERFINISHED
festivalSection U.S. Dramatic Competition
genre drama
prison film
social drama
hasTheme emotional impact of executions on prison staff
ethics of capital punishment
institutional violence
leadPerformanceBy Alfre Woodard
mainCharacter Bernadine Williams NERFINISHED
musicBy Kathryn Bostic
narrativeFocus capital punishment
death penalty
psychological toll of executions
notedFor exploration of the death penalty’s psychological toll
intense performances
psychological realism
originalLanguage English
portrays death row inmate
producer Angie Fielder
Ava DuVernay
Shawn Snyder
productionCompany ACE Pictures Entertainment
releaseYear 2019
runtimeMinutes 112
screenwriter Chinonye Chukwu
setting American prison
starring Aldis Hodge
Alfre Woodard
Danielle Brooks
LaMonica Garrett
Richard Schiff
Wendell Pierce
timePeriod contemporary era
worldPremiereAt Sundance Film Festival

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Aldis Hodge notableWork Clemency
Alfre Woodard notableWork Clemency