Openly gay college student Matthew Shepard murdered in an act of a hate crime with a senseless violence and such cruelty that attracted global attention. His death has changed the whole world forever.
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Damien Atkins | ... | Donny |
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Philip Eddolls | ... | Aaron McKinney (as Philip Edolls) |
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Paul Robbins | ... | Russell Henderson |
| Judah Katz | ... | Defense Attorney | |
| Drew Nelson | ... | Lance | |
| Nazneen Contractor | ... | Shima | |
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Makyla Smith | ... | Casey |
| Lindsay Murrell | ... | Matthew's Date | |
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In 1998, a young gay man by the name of Matthew Shepard was robbed, viciously beaten and left tied to a fence to die. Although he was soon found by the police and hospitalized, he soon expired. This film recounts the events after the conviction of the two men responsible for this hate motivated murder. Matthew's parents, though satisfied by the conviction, are finding the sentencing phase of the trial more difficult. The parents initially want to request the death penalty for their son's murderers, but the mother, Judy, starts to reconsider. As they struggle with their decision, they decide to reexamine the life of their son and rediscover his personality, his struggle to accept his homosexual sexual orientation as a natural part of his being and above all, his generous humanity to others. All of this leads the parents to appeal to the court the way their son would have wanted, not out of vengeance but to represent best of what their son was and the tragedy of his loss. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
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4 June 2006 (Sweden) See more »Also Known As:
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Why does it take something this idiotic to create such a fantastic story. The fact that this story is true, is truly sad. Stockard Channing and Sam W. did a great job portraying a couple torn over the senseless loss of a son. The fact that Matthew Shepard was portrayed as a less than perfect human was well done. To demonstrate that we are all imperfect, but deserved to be loved for the beings we are. God loves all of us, and anyone who say other wise is Wrong, Ignorant, Stupid, or Blind!