Anatomy of a Hate Crime

This MTV film dramatizes the horrific hate-crime killing of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard in Wyoming. In 1998, Shepard, a gay college student, was savagely beaten by Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, who left their victim to die. Flashbacks paint a picture of Shepard's life and provide insight into why the killers, who initially set out to rob the young man, would commit such a brutal murder.

• Tim HunterDirector
• Max EmberWriter
• Daniel LichtOriginal Music Composer

• Cy CarterMatthew Shepard
• Brendan FletcherAaron McKinney
• Ian SomerhalderRussell Henderson
• Busy PhilippsChasity Pasley
• Amanda FullerKristen Price
• Gabrielle MillerKara Dupree
• Richard StrohCarter Grey
• Timothy WebberOfficer Slade
• David HaysomBarrett Cooper
• Grant LinnebergOfc. John Ryan
• Carrie SchifflerOfficer Vicky Reese
• Andy MatonProfessor Tilden