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The Matthew Shepard Story
2002 • 1h 32m • ★ 5.4 (25 votes) Released
In a senseless act of hatred, openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed, moving film recounts the final days of Matthew's killers' trial—and the weeks leading to Matthew's death—with unnerving detail. Stockard Channing delivers an unforgettable, Emmy® Award-winning performance as Matthew's grieving mother, Judy, in a story of a murder that moved a nation to action. Also starring Law & Order's Sam Waterston.
Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Writer
Jacob Krueger
Writer
John Wierick
Rating
5.4
Runtime
92 min
Production
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
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Keywords
homophobialgbtgay theme
