In a senseless act of hatred, openly gay college student Matthew Shepard was murdered in 1998. This critically-acclaimed, moving film recounts the final days of Matthew's killers' trial—and the weeks leading to Matthew's death—with unnerving detail. Stockard Channing delivers an unforgettable, Emmy® Award-winning performance as Matthew's grieving mother, Judy, in a story of a murder that moved a nation to action. Also starring Law & Order's Sam Waterston.
Top Cast
Stockard Channing as Judy Shepard
Shane Meier as Matthew Shepard
Wendy Crewson as Sarah
Kristen Thomson as Romaine Patterson
Joseph Ziegler as Cal
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