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The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)

The Matthew Shepard Story (2002)

Drama TV Movie
Release Date: 2002, March 16
Directors: Roger Spottiswoode
Countries: Canada
Production: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Cast: Stockard Channing, Drew Nelson, Shane Meier, Wendy Crewson, Sam Waterston, Yani Gellman, Kristen Thomson, Joseph Ziegler

Overview:

In a senseless act of hatred, openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed, moving film recounts the final days of Matthew's killers' trial—and the weeks leading to Matthew's death—with unnerving detail. Stockard Channing delivers an unforgettable, Emmy® Award-winning performance as Matthew's grieving mother, Judy, in a story of a murder that moved a nation to action. Also starring Law & Order's Sam Waterston.

Keywords:

lgbt gay theme homophobia