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Redeemer

2002 · 85 min

A somber, dialogue-driven drama that weighs guilt and forgiveness, asking you to sit with uncomfortable questions rather than offering easy comfort.

Directed by
Graeme Clifford
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Matthew Modine, Obba Babatundé, Michele Greene
Overview
When a Black Panther raid on the house of a dope dealer goes awry, an innocent young man is killed and the leader of the raid team, a Panther named Charles Henderson (Obba Babatunde), is sentenced to life in prison. Bestselling author Paul Freeman (Modine) offers a creative-writing class in Henderson's prison, initially looking for a story for his next book; but when Henderson becomes his student, Freeman starts to investigate Henderson's case and becomes convinced that, after 20 years, Henderson deserves to be released--but the next step is convincing the sister of the man whose death Henderson is responsible for.

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Directed by
Graeme Clifford
Genres
Drama, Tv movie
Starring
Matthew Modine, Obba Babatundé, Michele Greene
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Tone
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • guilt
  • redemption
  • race
  • family
Places
  • prison
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour2
Realism8
Romance1
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, tv movie
Directed by
Graeme Clifford
Written by
James Ricci
Starring
Matthew Modine, Obba Babatundé, Michele Greene, Bruce Dinsmore, Emily VanCamp, Tyrone Benskin, Eugene Clark, Chip Chuipka
Cinematography
Norayr Kasper
Runtime
85 min
Country
Canada, United States of America
Languages
English

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