Reflections on a Crime

– Seven years ago, Regina (Mimi Rogers) was tried for the death. On the night before she becomes the f..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
5.20 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 34 Minutes
Release Year:
1994
Reflections on a Crime
Reflections on a Crime (1994)

Seven years ago, Regina (Mimi Rogers) was tried for the death. On the night before she becomes the first woman in over 40 years to be executed in a federal penitentiary, she befriends the lone, curious prison guard Colin Reeves (Billy Zane), who has been assigned to watch over her. By telling Regina's story through flashbacks interwoven with her present situation, the film helps us understand this woman in a unique, disturbing and sympathetic way

Producing Country:
USA
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Release Date:

30 Jun 1995

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
R – Restricted

Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian. Contains some adult material. Parents are urged to learn more about the film before taking their young children with them.

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In a series of flashbacks and confessional conversations with her prison guard, Regina seeks to understand her life in her final hours on death row before she is sent to the electric chair for the murder of her husband. A psychological drama about the nature of guilt. As she tells her story, we witness more than one version of the murder. Was it poison, a gun shot, or an accident? Did she intend to murder him, or only stumble on it? This film requires the audience to consider the meaning of remorse, and love.

Awards:

2 wins.

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Internet Movie Database:
5.2/10

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