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12 January 1996 (USA) morePlot:
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Oscar. Another 19 wins & 11 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(29 articles)
Sarandon And Besson Land Stockholm Film Festival Honours (From WENN. 21 October 2009, 12:06 PM, PDT)
Some People You Might Know (And Some You Might Not) Are Receiving Awards!
(From FilmExperience. 25 September 2009, 12:47 AM, PDT)
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Amazingly objective and moving more (162 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Susan Sarandon | ... | Sister Helen Prejean | |
| Sean Penn | ... | Matthew Poncelet | |
| Robert Prosky | ... | Hilton Barber | |
| Raymond J. Barry | ... | Earl Delacroix | |
| R. Lee Ermey | ... | Clyde Percy | |
| Celia Weston | ... | Mary Beth Percy | |
| Lois Smith | ... | Helen's mother | |
| Scott Wilson | ... | Chaplain Farlely | |
| Roberta Maxwell | ... | Lucille Poncelet | |
| Margo Martindale | ... | Sister Colleen | |
| Barton Heyman | ... | Capt. Beliveau | |
| Steve Boles | ... | Sgt. Neal Trapp | |
| Nesbitt Blaisdell | ... | Warden Hartman | |
| Ray Aranha | ... | Luis Montoya | |
| Larry Pine | ... | Guy Gilardi |
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Rated R for a depiction of a rape and murder.Parents Guide:
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122 minLanguage:
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1.85 : 1 moreSound Mix:
Dolby DigitalCertification:
USA:R (certificate #34133) | Iceland:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-16 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Singapore:PGFun Stuff
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In reality, Elmo Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie, both inmates on whom Sean Penn's character Matthew Poncelet is based on, were executed by the electric chair in Louisiana in 1984; by 1993, Louisiana switched that penalty to lethal injection as the most humane way to execute. Both Tim Robbins and Helen Prejean opted to use lethal injection in the film instead of the electric chair because, according to Prejean's interview, "We don't want to give people the moral (of the most humane death) out whereby people could say 'Oh well, we used to do electrocution but that's too barbaric so now we are humane and inject them'." moreGoofs:
Continuity: Matthew says that they shaved his left leg in case they couldn't find a vein. In subsequent shots, it has clearly not been shaved. moreMovie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Phil Hartman/Gin Blossoms (#21.16)" (1996) moreSoundtrack:
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I'm astonished how a filmmaker notorious for his political left-wing fervor could make such a subtle, non-sanctimonious picture. If you're for capital punishment, you'll still be for it after seeing this. If you're against capital punishment, you'll still be against it. But whatever your stance is, this movie will, at the very least, make you reflect on why you feel the way you do. There's not one false note in the film.