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Shot in the Heart

Director: Agnieszka Holland

13 October 2001

  • Agnieszka Holland: Director
  • Frank Pugliese: Writer
Drama, Crime, Thriller
Gary Gilmore; capital punishment; murder
This film tells the story of the last days of Gary Gilmore, the real life man who not only came from a semi-LDS background but was executed for the murder of two LDS men, thus becoming the first person executed after reinstation of the death penalty in the United States. The plot revolves around his brothers Mikal and Frank's attempt to stay his execution; Gary himself is determined to go through with it to perform a blood atonement for his sins.
Includes well-known LDS actor Rick Macy in the cast.
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DVDLMM 5
October 13, 2001
USA
Autumn 1977
English
Non-Mormon Production
Giovanni Ribisi - Mikal Gilmore; Elias Koteas - Gary Gilmore; Brett Fleisher - Gaylen Gilmore; Anne Kathryn Parma - Wanda Brown; Ashley Edwards - Alta Brown; Kim Abunuwara - Melissa Brown; Rick Macy - Will Brown; Terry Beaver - Richard Giaque; Lee Tergesen - Frank Gilmore, Jr.
MPAA: R
Minor Mormon Elements; Narrative Film
Television
98 min.
probable 35mm
What happens when your brother is a killer?

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