Exonerated, The
Director(s): Bob Balaban
Theatrical Release: 2005
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Aidan Quinn, Danny Glover, Brian Dennehy, Delroy Lindo, Bobby Cannavale
Genre(s): Drama, docudrama, crime
Countries: USA
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Running Time:
90m.
An all-star cast of actors including Susan Sarandon, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Aidan Quinn, and Delroy Lindo join director Bob Balaban in telling the true-life tales of six exonerated death-row survivors in the film that boldly asks viewers what they would do if many years were suddenly erased from their lives. Convicted and sentenced to capitol punishment for a crime that she never committed, Sunny Jacobs (Sarandon) was robbed of 16 years and a lifetime worth of memories. As a Drama Desk-winning play, The Exonerated set stages ablaze across America. Now, as a major motion picture starring some of the biggest actors of their generation, Jessica Blank and Eric Jensen's powerful take on the search for dignity in lives interrupted offers a series of stories that will leave viewers both shaken and affected. -- Jason Buchanan (allmovie.com)
An all-star cast of actors including Susan Sarandon, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Aidan Quinn, and Delroy Lindo join director Bob Balaban in telling the true-life tales of six exonerated death-row survivors in the film that boldly asks viewers what they would do if many years were suddenly erased from their lives. Convicted and sentenced to capitol punishment for a crime that she never committed, Sunny Jacobs (Sarandon) was robbed of 16 years and a lifetime worth of memories. As a Drama Desk-winning play, The Exonerated set stages ablaze across America. Now, as a major motion picture starring some of the biggest actors of their generation, Jessica Blank and Eric Jensen's powerful take on the search for dignity in lives interrupted offers a series of stories that will leave viewers both shaken and affected. -- Jason Buchanan (allmovie.com)
