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7.4/10   528 votes
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Writers (WGA):
John Wierick (written by) &
Jacob Krueger (written by)
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Release Date:
4 June 2006 (Sweden) more
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Plot:
Based on the true story of openly gay college student Matthew Shepard, killed in an act of senseless violence and cruelty, that attracted national attention. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 5 wins & 3 nominations more
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Cast

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Stockard Channing ... Judy Shepard
Shane Meier ... Matthew Shepard

Wendy Crewson ... Sarah
Kristen Thomson ... Romaine Patterson
Joseph Ziegler ... Cal

Yani Gellman ... Pablo

Sam Waterston ... Dennis Shepard
Damien Atkins ... Donny
Philip Eddolls ... Aaron McKinney (as Philip Edolls)
Paul Robbins ... Russell Henderson

Judah Katz ... Defense Attorney

Drew Nelson ... Lance

Nazneen Contractor ... Shima
Makyla Smith ... Casey

Lindsay Murrell ... Matthew's Date
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
L'affaire Matthew Shepard (Canada: French title)
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Runtime:
USA:88 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
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Movie Connections:
Version of The Laramie Project (2002) more
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Naked in The Water more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Sad..., 21 March 2002
10/10
Author: jlhnsj from San Jose, CA

It is so very sad that this story had to be told. I hope that someday people will look back on this and think, "How could they?". Right now, it's just another hate crime.

Great movie. Stockard Channing was great. The way the story was told, present mixed with flashbacks, was very moving.

Too bad it was a TV movie and NBC cut off the song so they could advertise their next show.

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