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"Dead Man Walking," directed by Tim Robbins, is a gripping drama that delves into the emotional and moral complexities surrounding the death penalty. The film stars Susan Sarandon as...
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Superbly adapted and directed by Tim Robbins from the nonfiction book of the same name by Sister Helen Prejean, this spiritually enlightened drama is too intelligent to traffic in polemics or self-righteous pontifications against the death penalty.
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Vitello avoided the death penalty thanks to good lawyers, while Matthew wasn’t successful. Sister Helen gets ready for the unexpected mission. Matthew is scornful, but actually he is desperate and, after few days with the nun, he has a deep crisis.
- If we believe that murder is wrong and not admissible in our society, then it has to be wrong for everyone, not just individuals but governments as well.
- people are more than the worst thing they have ever done in their lives. Helen Prejean. People, Done, Worst.
- I saw the suffering and I let myself feel it… I saw the injustice and was compelled to do something about it. I changed from being a nun who only prayed for the suffering world to a woman with my sleeves rolled up, living my prayer.
- In sorting out my feelings and beliefs, there is, however, one piece of moral ground of which I am absolutely certain: if I were to be murdered I would not want my murderer executed.
Dead Man Walking, written by Sister Helen Prejean, is a powerful and thought-provoking book that tells the mesmerizing true story of her journey as a spiritual advisor to death row inmates in Louisiana State Penitentiary.
8,738 ratings, 4.14 average rating, 706 reviews. Open Preview. Dead Man Walking Quotes Showing 1-30 of 37. “There are spaces of sorrow only God can touch.”. ― Helen Prejean, Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate.
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A great memorable quote from the Dead Man Walking movie on Quotes.net - Matthew Poncelet: I just wanna say I think killin' is wrong, no matter who does it, whether it's me or y'all or your government.
