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Sean Connery stars as a law professor defending a death row
convict who's proclaiming his innocence.
SEX/NUDITY 4 - A brief shot of a man hanging naked from his jail cell bars
(his buttocks are briefly seen in shadow). A man forces a woman's hand to his crotch. A
man threatens a woman and her daughter with rape (using veiled references).
VIOLENCE/GORE 6 - The murder and attempted rape of a young girl are
discussed throughout the film. A coroner discusses the autopsy of a child. A man is beaten
during a police interrogation. A man threatens another man with a gun in an extended,
tense scene. Autopsy photos are briefly shown (bloody gashes are evident). Two very bloody
mutilated bodies are shown. The gruesome details of electrocution are discussed in a
classroom lecture. A man is shown with a bloody knife wound on his throat. A fight scene
with threats, tackling, punching and stabbing. A man is hit with a baseball bat.
PROFANITY 7 - About 20 F-words, a large number of milder obscenities, one
scatological reference. [profanity glossary]
DISCUSSION TOPICS - The legal system, standing up for your beliefs, death
penalty, innocence and guilt, revenge.
MESSAGE - Truth is not always what it appears to be; be wary of hidden
agendas.
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