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Clemency
Directed by
Chinonye Chukwu
Produced by Peter Wong, Timur Bekbosunov, Julian Cautherley, and Bronwyn Cornelius
Written by Chinonye Chukwu
Produced by Peter Wong, Timur Bekbosunov, Julian Cautherley, and Bronwyn Cornelius
Written by Chinonye Chukwu
With:
Alfre Woodard, Aldis Hodge, Michael O'Neill, Wendell Pierce, Richard Schiff, LaMonica Garrett, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Dennis Haskins, and Danielle Brooks
Cinematography:
Eric Branco
Editing: Phyllis Housen
Music: Kathryn Bostic
Editing: Phyllis Housen
Music: Kathryn Bostic
Runtime:
113 min
Release Date: 27 December 2019
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Release Date: 27 December 2019
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
Color: Color
Twitter Capsule:
Through Alfre Woodard's virtuosic, often wordless embodiment of a prison warden who oversees executions, Chinonye Chukwu's spartan film of exquisitely subtle performances conveys the devastating toll of capital punishment on all of the people this system touches.