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The Matthew Shepard Story

20021h 32m5.6/ 10 · TMDB · 27 votes
DramaTV Movie

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.

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Directed by Roger Spottiswoode

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Ansh Kapoor

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The people behind the story

Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing

Judy Shepard

Shane Meier
Shane Meier

Matthew Shepard

Wendy Crewson
Wendy Crewson

Sarah

Kristen Thomson

Romaine Patterson

Joseph Ziegler

Cal

Yani Gellman
Yani Gellman

Pablo

Sam Waterston
Sam Waterston

Dennis Shepard

Drew Nelson
Drew Nelson

Lance

Damien Atkins

Donny

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Film details

Released16 Mar 2002
Original languageEnglish
CountriesCanada
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Philip Eddolls

Aaron McKinney

Paul Robbins

Russell Henderson

Judah Katz
Judah Katz

Defense Attorney