American Violence (2017)

107 min · Gangster Film, Justice Drama, crime film, drama film

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Directors

Timothy Woodward Jr.

Cast

Kaiwi Lyman, Bruce Dern, Denise Richards, Columbus Short, Michael Paré, Johnny Messner, Emma Rigby, Nick Chinlund, Patrick Kilpatrick, Michele Santopietro, J. Todd Anderson, Stephen Brown, Billy Mayo, Willow Hale, Karen Teliha, Geoff Browne

The story

Fascinated by the root causes of violent behavior, globally renowned psychologist Dr. Amanda Tyler has an opportunity to interview and analyze death row inmate Jackson Shea. As the interview commences with Jackson's fate hanging in the balance, Amanda must determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

Catalogue themes and tags

2016, Bent cop, Death Penalty, Doomed Man, Gelddieb, Kopfschuss, Lethal Injection, Losing the Love of Your Life, Marriage Proposal, Murderer, Prison Warden, Rach, Rape of a Male, Rape victim, Reiche Witwe, Sexual Abuse, Texas, Throat Slitting

Genres

Gangster Film, Justice Drama, crime film, drama film

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