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A death row inmate turns for spiritual guidance to a local nun in the days leading up to his scheduled execution for the murders of a young couple.
Susan Sarandon
Sister Helen Prejean
Sean Penn
Matthew Poncelet
Robert Prosky
Hilton Barber
Raymond J. Barry
Earl Delacroix
R. Lee Ermey
Clyde Percy
Celia Weston
Mary Beth Percy
Lois Smith
Helen's Mother
Scott Wilson
Chaplain Farley
Roberta Maxwell
Lucille Poncelet
Margo Martindale
Sister Colleen
Barton Heyman
Captain Beliveau
Nesbitt Blaisdell
Warden Hartman
Larry Pine
Guy Gilardi
Kevin Cooney
Governor Benedict
Clancy Brown
State Trooper
Adele Robbins
Nurse
Michael Cullen
Carl Vitello
Peter Sarsgaard
Walter Delacroix
Missy Yager
Hope Percy
Jack Black
Craig Poncelet
Jon Abrahams
Sonny Poncelet
Arthur Bridgers
Troy Poncelet
Steve Carlisle
Helen's Brother
Eva Amurri
9-Year-Old Helen
Dennis Neal
Henry
Adrián Colón
Reporter
Pete Burris
Parent #1
Joan Glover
Parent #2
Lenore Banks
Parent #4
Scott Sowers
Guard #2
Adam Nelson
Guard #4
Miles Robbins
Boy in Church
Marcus Lyle Brown
Parole Board Member (uncredited)
Anthony Michael Frederick
Trustee (uncredited)