Clemency
Oscar nominee Alfre Woodard (Luke Cage) leads this death row drama as a prison warden feeling the psychological toll after years of carrying out executions. Her latest inmate, Anthony (Aldis Hodge, Hidden Figures), forces her to confront these demons.
- Director:
- Chinonye Chukwu ('alaskaLand')
- Writer:
- Chinonye Chukwu
- Cast:
- Alfre WoodardWendell PierceAldis HodgeRichard Schiff
Reviews & comments
RogerEbert.com
pressChukwu's film is further proof that great moviemaking is key to bringing audiences into profound, sombre head spaces.
The Guardian
pressClemency's end credits arrive with relief, not because we're unengaged but because, unlike Bernadine, we're finally allowed to breathe.
Film Threat
pressClemency is a staggering achievement in its portrayal of a story that we often ignore out of simple spite or ignorance that humanizes all angles with compassion.
Variety
pressIf Woodard is hoping for her overdue second Oscar nomination after 1983’s “Cross Creek,” she’s got a decent shot with this excruciating character arc. Yet, the actress is even better in the scenes where Bernadine simply gets drunk, even if she still can’t talk about anything but work.
Los Angeles Times
press[A] stark, beautifully composed drama about the implications of the death penalty.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIt's the humanity and compassion invested across all the principal characters that makes this contemplative examination of the terrible weight of taking a life so commanding.
IndieWire
pressChukwu maintains an impressive command over her material, but Woodard herself becomes the movie’s central storyteller.
RogerEbert.com
pressChukwu's film is further proof that great moviemaking is key to bringing audiences into profound, sombre head spaces.
The Guardian
pressClemency's end credits arrive with relief, not because we're unengaged but because, unlike Bernadine, we're finally allowed to breathe.
Film Threat
pressClemency is a staggering achievement in its portrayal of a story that we often ignore out of simple spite or ignorance that humanizes all angles with compassion.
Variety
pressIf Woodard is hoping for her overdue second Oscar nomination after 1983’s “Cross Creek,” she’s got a decent shot with this excruciating character arc. Yet, the actress is even better in the scenes where Bernadine simply gets drunk, even if she still can’t talk about anything but work.
Los Angeles Times
press[A] stark, beautifully composed drama about the implications of the death penalty.
Hollywood Reporter
pressIt's the humanity and compassion invested across all the principal characters that makes this contemplative examination of the terrible weight of taking a life so commanding.
IndieWire
pressChukwu maintains an impressive command over her material, but Woodard herself becomes the movie’s central storyteller.
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