A Time to Kill
A Time to Kill
“ Experience a time you'll never forget. ”
CINEMA1996-07-24
DIGITAL2018-03-31
RegionUS
Runtime149 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“A gripping, emotionally charged Southern courtroom drama confronting systemic racism and the limits of judicial justice.”
Storyline
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
DIRECTOR / Director
Joel Schumacher
KEYWORDS
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