A Lesson Before Dying (1999)
- 8.0
- 101 mins
- Drama
Storyline
A caring teacher (Don Cheadle) tries to inspire strength and dignity in an innocent black man (Mekhi Phifer) condemned to death in 1940s Louisiana.
Plot Keywords
schoolteacher, young man, lawyer, woman, reverend, sheriff, bleak, emotional, deep south, prison, school, false accusations, prejudice, race relations, friendship, incarceration, underdog, discovery, 1940s
Short Review
The remarkable Cheadle, stuck teaching in the same school where he'd first dreamed of escaping from Jim Crow to college, is prevailed on by Cicely Tyson and Irma Hall
Trailer
Streaming Service
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