A TV drama playwright faces the deepest creative crisis in his career. No inspiration. No time. No hope. The investors demand his head. His last chance is an old Romanian cupboard. A little thriller about the way a text is born.... (Full plot summary below)
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A TV drama playwright faces the deepest creative crisis in his career. No inspiration. No time. No hope. The investors demand his head. His last chance is an old Romanian cupboard. A little thriller about the way a text is born.
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| New York PostV.A. MusettoSo potent, it could change the mind of even the most staunch defender of capital punishment. |
| San Francisco ChronicleJonathan CurielThere is no rage here or Michael Moore-like bluster. Instead, Deadline is a straightforward, compassionate look at a volatile subject. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA prime example of advocacy journalism--a form often criticized but perfectly honorable. Most importantly, it gives you a chance to ruminate on some crucial questions of human error, justice and life-and-death. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertA sober, even low-key documentary about how the American death penalty system is broken and probably can’t be fixed. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyPotent docudocu by Katy Chevigny and Kirsten Johnson makes a strong case against capital punishment by pointing up the fallibility of the justice system, while offering an inspiring portrait of one politico who actually seems guided foremost by conscience. |
| The Hollywood ReporterJames GreenbergThe film is an example of social activism at its best; it's not only enlightening, but it's an engrossing story that a smart television audience should embrace. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxRarely has the argument against the death penalty been made so articulately, or so poignantly. |
| The New York TimesAnita GatesNot as dynamic as it should be, given the punch of the story it tells, but it makes its points. |
| Village VoiceBen KenigsbergWhat Deadline lacks in heft it makes up for in common sense. |
| Chicago ReaderJ.R. JonesAt 92 minutes this could hardly be considered a definitive statement, yet its combination of high drama and carefully articulated principle delivers quite a punch. |
