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American Violence

American Violence

Payback...the best form of revenge.

20174.41h 47m

Overview

A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr.
Written by Al Lamanda
Produced by Henry Penzi, Timothy Woodward Jr., Jose Alvarado
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Top Cast

Kaiwi Lyman

Kaiwi Lyman

Jackson Shea

Bruce Dern

Bruce Dern

Richard Morton

Denise Richards

Denise Richards

Amanda Tyler

Columbus Short

Columbus Short

Ben Woods

Rob Gronkowski

Rob Gronkowski

Brad

Michael Paré

Michael Paré

Martin Bigg

Johnny Messner

Johnny Messner

Paul

Emma Rigby

Emma Rigby

Olivia Rose

Nick Chinlund

Nick Chinlund

Belmonte

Patrick Kilpatrick

Patrick Kilpatrick

Charlie Rose

Themes & Keywords

death rowinterviewpsychologistfemale psychologistneo-noir

About American Violence

American Violence is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2017 exploring themes of death row, interview, psychologist, female psychologist, neo-noir. Directed by Timothy Woodward Jr., it stars Kaiwi Lyman, Bruce Dern, Denise Richards. A psychologist interviews a death row inmate to determine whether or not a stay of execution should be granted.

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