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A Lesson Before Dying
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A LESSON BEFORE DYING

Directed by Joseph Sargent
United States, 1999
Drama

Synopsis

When a young black man is wrongly condemned for the murder of a white man, his family convinces a trusted schoolteacher to visit him daily. In the process, both men learn lessons about the never-ending struggle for human dignity.

Synopsis

When a young black man is wrongly condemned for the murder of a white man, his family convinces a trusted schoolteacher to visit him daily. In the process, both men learn lessons about the never-ending struggle for human dignity.