The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 83% of the 6,933 2010s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
Ratings
IMDb6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes92%
Metacritic77/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
122 audience votes
Key crew
- Chinonye ChukwuDirector
- Chinonye ChukwuWriter
- Kathryn BosticOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Alfre WoodardWarden Bernadine Williams
- Richard SchiffMarty Lumetta
- Aldis HodgeAnthony Woods
- Wendell PierceJonathan Williams
- Danielle BrooksEvette Wilkinson
- Michael O'NeillChaplain David Kendricks
- Richard GunnDeputy Thomas Morgan
- LaMonica GarrettMajor Logan Cartwright
- Vernee WatsonMrs. Collins
- Dennis HaskinsMr. Collins
- John ChurchillOfficer Brooks
- Alex CastilloVictor Jimenez
