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Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001)

Anatomy of a Hate Crime (2001)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 2001, January 10
Directors: Tim Hunter
Countries: United States of America
Production: Team Entertainment
Cast: Eric Johnson, Busy Philipps, Brendan Fletcher, Timothy Webber, Kevin McNulty, Doug MacLeod, David Haysom, Valerie Planche, James Baker, Ken Roberts, Paul Spence, Matthew Currie Holmes

Overview:

This MTV film dramatizes the horrific hate-crime killing of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard in Wyoming. In 1998, Shepard, a gay college student, was savagely beaten by Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, who left their victim to die. Flashbacks paint a picture of Shepard's life and provide insight into why the killers, who initially set out to rob the young man, would commit such a brutal murder.