Where to Watch The Matthew Shepard Story (2002) in Canada

What it's about

In 1998, a young gay man by the name of Matthew Shepard was robbed, viciously beaten and left tied to a fence to die. Although he was soon found by the police and hospitalized, he soon expired. This film recounts the events after the conviction of the two men responsible for this hate motivated murder. Matthew's parents, though satisfied by the conviction, are finding the sentencing phase of the trial more difficult. The parents initially want to request the death penalty for their son's murderers, but the mother, Judy, starts to reconsider. As they struggle with their decision, they decide to reexamine the life of their son and rediscover his personality, his struggle to accept his homosexual sexual orientation as a natural part of his being and above all, his generous humanity to others. All of this leads the parents to appeal to the court the way their son would have wanted, not out of vengeance but to represent best of what their son was and the tragedy of his loss.

Cast and crew

Director

Roger Spottiswoode

Writer

John Wierick, Jacob Krueger

Starring

Stockard Channing, Shane Meier, Wendy Crewson

Details

Release date

Jun 4, 2006

Language

English

Country

Canada, United States

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. 6 wins & 5 nominations total

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