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By Anne-Frédérique Widmann / International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights, on 1 January 2018


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How can a human being stand up, under conditions of unjust imprisonment on death row, alone and without hope of being released? In this documentary film, Anne-Frédérique Widmann draws the portrait of Kenneth Reams, who wakes up every day with an unwavering desire to live, and succeeds in writing, testifying, painting and loving a woman. A film about the art, resistance and dignity of every human life.

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  • Themes list Innocence, Death Row Conditions, Death Penalty,



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