Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
27 audience votes
Key crew
- John WierickWriter
- Jacob KruegerWriter
- Roger SpottiswoodeDirector
Cast
- Stockard ChanningJudy Shepard
- Shane MeierMatthew Shepard
- Wendy CrewsonSarah
- Kristen ThomsonRomaine Patterson
- Joseph ZieglerCal
- Yani GellmanPablo
- Sam WaterstonDennis Shepard
- Drew NelsonLance
- Damien AtkinsDonny
- Philip EddollsAaron McKinney
- Paul RobbinsRussell Henderson
- Judah KatzDefense Attorney
Stills
Themes
homophobialgbtgay theme