The Exonerated (2005)

Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penalty, but later got exonerated.

Director:

Bob Balaban

Writers:

Jessica Blank, Erik Jensen

Stars:

Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Delroy Lindo

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brian Dennehy	...	Gary Gauger
Danny Glover	...	David Keaton
Delroy Lindo	...	Delbert Tibbs
Aidan Quinn	...	Kerry Max Cook
Susan Sarandon	...	Sunny Jacobs
David Brown Jr.	...	Robert Earl Hayes
Chris Bauer	...	Cop #1
Dennis Burkley	...	Sheriff Carroll
Bobby Cannavale	...	Jesse Tafero
Carlin Glynn	...	Judge
Brian Kerwin	...	Cop #2
Laurence Luckinbill	...	Prosecutor
Raynor Scheine	...	Southern Guy
Lee Tergesen	...	Walter Rhodes
Katherine Leask	...	Sue Gauger

Storyline

Six people tell their stories on a single subject - how they got wrongfully convicted to death penalty, but later got exonerated.

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Plot Keywords:

wrongful conviction | false accusation | racism | mockumentary | justice system | 

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

Amazing Grace
Performed by Lyle Lovett
Piano by Matt Rollings

User Reviews

Convincing, at least for me

I knew before this film that the justice system in the U.S. is far from perfect. and having watched it only reinforced that in my mind. As far as I know, everything that is said in the film is from a transcript of some kind. They are actual words, not inventions of a filmmaker with an agenda. While the filmmaker probably does have an agenda, that doesn't make the ideas and content of the film any less valid.

For me, this film could stand as the entire argument against the death penalty. Punishments are supposed to be about justice. Justice is not a system where six innocent people can be sentenced to die because of purposeful deceit or accidental human error. In reality there have been many more people exonerated from death row, but that doesn't make the argument any stronger. It should only take one death of an innocent to convince any rational person that this punishment is not morally sound.

Details

Official Sites:

Court TV

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

De frikända

Filming Locations:

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Court TV, RadicalMedia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Color:

Color