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29/12/1995 Drama 2h 2m
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Overview

A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.

  1. Tim Robbins

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Susan Sarandon

    Sister Helen Prejean

  2. Sean Penn

    Matthew Poncelet

  3. Robert Prosky

    Hilton Barber

  4. Raymond J. Barry

    Earl Delacroix

  5. R. Lee Ermey

    Clyde Percy

  6. Celia Weston

    Mary Beth Percy

  7. Lois Smith

    Helen's Mother

  8. Scott Wilson

    Chaplain Farley

  9. Roberta Maxwell

    Lucille Poncelet

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-05-25
Susan Sarandon is on super form here as the conflicted nun who is tasked with offering some spiritual support to a man (Sean Penn) on death row convicted of the most brutal rape and murder of a young woman and the killing of her boyfriend. With him protesting his innocence and appeals flying about as the clock ticks down, “Sister Helen” has to reconcile her relationship with the accused with her enthusiasm to get to know the aggrieved families of the two victims who are convinced that the system has identified the culprits. It’s quite potently paced this drama, with a sympathetic dialogu...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$11,000,000.00

Revenue
$39,363,635.00

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