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Serving Life

2011 · 85 min

A quiet, heavy look inside a harsh place, finding unexpected tenderness in men facing the end together.

Directed by
Lisa R. Cohen
Genres
Tv movie, Documentary
Starring
Forest Whitaker
Overview
SERVING LIFE documents an extraordinary hospice program where hardened criminals care for dying fellow inmates. Narrated and executive produced by Academy Award®-winner Forest Whitaker, the film takes viewers inside Louisiana's maximum security prison at Angola, where the average sentence is more than 90 years.

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Directed by
Lisa R. Cohen
Genres
Tv movie, Documentary
Starring
Forest Whitaker
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • redemption
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • healing
Places
  • prison
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror2
Humour1
Realism10
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
tv movie, documentary
Directed by
Lisa R. Cohen
Starring
Forest Whitaker
Music
W.G. Snuffy Walden
Cinematography
Sean Vaughn, Joe Venafro
Runtime
85 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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