28 Aug 1988
The Thin Blue Line
Errol Morris's unique documentary dramatically re-enacts the crime scene and investigation of a police officer's murder in Dallas.
Last Supper
Today, the ritual of giving the last supper to the condemned person has been detached from its origin, and can be perceived to be as absurd as the punishment it accompanies. Mats Bigert & Lars Bergström's film “The Last Supper” focuses on this discrepancy between historical “meaning” and contemporary use of a tradition that has lost its connection with the past. The main character is the former death row chef Brian Price, who reconstructs one of the 200 final meals that he prepared during his time as inmate in Huntsville State Prison, Texas.
Top Billed Cast
Brian Price Former Death Row Chef
Mimi Martin Director of Food Studies
Sakae Menda Former Death Row Prisoner
Pra Kru Nanta Buddhist Monk
Bobby Olaguer Prison Chaplain
Johan Steynberg Former Executioner
Attha Youth Former Prison Warden
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