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In the Executioner's Shadow (2018)

In the Executioner's Shadow (2018)

Documentary

What is justice? What part should the death penalty play?

Release Date: 2018, October 1
Directors: Maggie Burnette Stogner, Rick Stack
Cast: Jerry Givens

Overview:

This documentary casts a penetrating look at the consequences of the death penalty through three powerful stories - the rare perspective of a former state executioner who comes within days of executing an innocent person; a Boston Marathon bombing victim who struggles to decide what justice really means; and the parents of a murder victim who choose to fight for the life of their daughter’s killer. As the battle to overturn capital punishment comes to a head in the U.S., this provocative film challenges viewers to question their deepest beliefs about justice.