Serving Life (2011)

Actor Forest Whitaker narrates the story of a group of inmate volunteers who staff their own hospice inside a maximum security prison in Louisiana where the average sentence is more than 90 years.

Director:

Lisa R. Cohen

Stars:

Forest Whitaker

2 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Forest Whitaker	...	Narrator

Storyline

Actor Forest Whitaker narrates the story of a group of inmate volunteers who staff their own hospice inside a maximum security prison in Louisiana where the average sentence is more than 90 years.

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Country:

USA

Release Date:

28 July 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

User Reviews

Wonderful!

As someone who works with hospice patients, AND has worked with inmates in the past, I found Serving Life to be an absolute 360 from usual documentaries about incarcerated life. It really gives viewers a sense of what hospice is all about. To see people who have done such horrible things with their lives and to the lives of others, interact with people who dying who have done some of the same things, caring for the patients, and making sure they do not die alone--there really is something to be said about that. I am sure for the inmates participating in the program as volunteers, it is the most gut wrenching dose of reality for them. Serving Life was fantastic from beginning to end-to watch those inmates grow while others pass away and the changes hardened criminals go through is just amazing.