Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.... (Full plot summary below)
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Years of carrying out death row executions have taken a toll on prison warden Bernadine Williams. As she prepares to execute another inmate, Bernadine must confront the psychological and emotional demons her job creates, ultimately connecting her to the man she is sanctioned to kill.
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| The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Chandler LevackThis is a film with an unforgettable story and performances that will edge into your DNA. |
| RogerEbert.comMatt FagerholmThis is screen acting of a very rare sort, and Clemency is a vital emotional powerhouse sorely deserving of being seen. |
| Boston GlobeTy BurrClemency observes its characters with a steady, unmodulated pace and a minimum of frills. |
| Rolling StonePeter TraversIf you want to see what great acting is, watch Alfre Woodard deliver a master class in Clemency. |
| Los Angeles TimesJustin ChangIt’s a sterling piece of American realism, powered by the transfixing spectacle of a great actor at the peak of her powers. |
| The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyIt'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. |
| The New York TimesManohla DargisWoodard’s performance gathers its astonishing force incrementally, in subtle choices and inflections that you might not even register as actorly decisions. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternClemency is a meditation on capital punishment from a singular perspective. Call it Dead Warden Walking. |
| Paste MagazineAndrew CrumpThe strength of ensemble’s performances can’t be overstated, especially that of Woodard and Hodge—she one of the greatest actors of her generation, he on the path to becoming one of the greats of his own. |
| Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzClemency isn’t exactly a good time at the movies, but it’s definitely an enlightening one. |
