At the Death House Door
by Peter Gilbert, Steve James
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Actor: n/aDirector: Peter Gilbert, Steve James
Brand: Facets Multimedia
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-06-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: FACETS
Movie Reviews of At the Death House Door
Movie Review: Intense and Thought Provoking!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished watching this documentary in my ethics class and it really made me think. Being from Texas, I have been in favor of the death penalty but this film has me questioning whether it is humane. After seeing the prosecution and later execution of Carlos DeLuna, I almost feel guilty for being in favor of capital punishment. After hearing Pickett recounting his experiences at the Death House is captivating and intense. He saw what no else did. He gained their trust and got to know them as people, not only criminals. He was with them in the final moments of there life, he witnessed them utter there last words and take their final breaths. So many times people write off criminals as scum that deserve to die but never stop to think about them as human beings. While there's no question that some deserve to be behind bars, when they die should not be up to anyone but God. This film also shows just how flawed our system is, wrongly putting people to death for crimes they did not commit is murder. Its one thing when you put someone in prison, only to find out they are innocent because at least they re still alive. When an innocent person is executed, there is no taking it back but yet the system sees it as a small mistake and sweeps it under the rug. Knowing that the wrong man was in prison, and yet executing him otherwise is incomprehensible. When DeLuna's sister came on, my heart broke. I put myself in her shoes, thinking, "how could I defend a system that took an innocent life?" What if it was my brother that was wrongly executed, how would I feel then? It really made me think. This film is highly recommended.
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