Two executions for the price of one — who's really dying here?
As a killer is executed for murdering a young gay man, two sets of parents struggle to deal with the consequences of fear and repression.
Acting
Schneider's breakdown scene should be studied in acting classes.
Writing
Dialogue that chokes — every 'bless your heart' lands like a threat.
Director
Steven Esteb
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 2017 but shot in 2005, the film sat shelved for over a decade — arguably too confrontational for the 'love wins' era of queer cinema.
Esteb deliberately cast Schneider (Dukes of Hazzard, conservative Christian icon) to weaponize audience assumptions about who protects whom.
US
