Dead Man Walking - Sein letzter Gang
Directed by
1995
Sister Helen Prejean belongs to a Catholic order that is committed to serving the disadvantaged. When Matthew Poncelet, who has been sentenced to death for rape and murder, contacts her she encounters a deeply sexist and racist man. Poncelet protests his innocence and begs for Sister Helen’s help. (...) She accompanies him on the long and painful journey towards realising the truth about himself. (Festivalinformation, Berlinale 2016)