Drama ·TV Movie · Canada · 2002 · 1h 32m

The Matthew Shepard Story

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Director
Roger Spottiswoode
Cast
Stockard Channing as Judy Shepard Shane Meier as Matthew Shepard Wendy Crewson as Sarah Kristen Thomson as Romaine Patterson Joseph Ziegler as Cal Yani Gellman as Pablo
Crew
Jacob Krueger — Writer John Wierick — Writer Clara George — Producer
Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
homophobialgbtgay theme
Key Collaborators
Roger Spottiswoode Director Jacob Krueger Writer John Wierick Writer Clara George Producer
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