Summaries

Scott Bakula plays John Burke, a man on death row for the murder of a teenaged girl. As the father of a 13 year-old, he worries what will happen to his daughter after his execution. Richard Thomas and Amy Madigan play the parents of the murdered girl. Madigan is part of an activist group campaigning for the execution of Burke. Then Thomas discovers that he has a bond with his daughter's killer - Burke's own child.—Emma

John Burke is on death row for the murder of a young girl. He is worried about what will happen to his own young daughter after his execution. He asks the parents of the girl he killed to look after his daughter which, he claims, would also help fill the void left in their lives by the death of their own daughter.—Les MacDonald at <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • based on play
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Feb 1, 2000
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Filming locations Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Production companies CBS Productions Jaffe/Braunstein Films Dogwood Pictures

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 36m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

Synopsis

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