DVD 131 mins IMDB 7.2

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#179

Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery

Kate Winslet	Bitsey Bloom
Laura Linney	Constance Harraway
Kevin Spacey	Dr. Gale
Gabriel Mann	Zack Stemmons
Rhona Mitra	Berlin
Leon Rippy	Braxton Belyeu
Matt Craven	Dusty Wright
Elizabeth Gast	Sharon Gale
Cleo King	Barbara Kreuster
Constance Bridges Jones	A. J. Roberts
Constance Jones	Reporter A.J. Roberts
Lee Ritchey	Joe Mullarkey
Brandy Little	Motel Waitress
Cindy Waite	Margie
Jim Beaver
Jesse De Luna
Vernon Grote

Director	Alan Parker
Producer	Nicolas Cage; Alan Parker; Moritz Borman
Writer	Charles Randolph

Professor David Gale (Kevin Spacey) is an anti-death penalty activist in Austin, Texas, where he used to teach philosophy at the University before being dismissed due to a false charge of rape of a student at a drunken party. He has now been convicted of a second terrible crime, the rape and murder of fellow activist and friend Constance Hattaway (Laura Linney), but insists he is innocent. During the last few days of his life on death row Gale is interviewed by tough crusading reporter Bitsey Bloom (Kate Winslet). He tells her the story of his life in the form of flashbacks, detailing the good and the bad, including his divorce and his descent to minimum wage jobs and alcoholism. The more she learns of his life, the more Bitsey comes to believe that Gale is in fact not guilty, just as he has claimed. Instead, he may be the victim of a secret right-wing conspiracy. She must uncover the facts before the hour arrives for Gale’s lethal injection.