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Anatomy of a Hate Crime

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1hr 35min
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2001
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Synopsis: Presented in three half-hour "acts" by the MTV cable network on January 10, 2001, the fact-based Anatomy of a Hate Crime was the opening volley of MTV's year-long campaign "Fight For Your Rights: Take a Stand Against Discrimination." In recalling the horrendous torture-murder of 21-year-old Matthew Shepard near Laramie, WY in 1998, the film focuses as much on the twisted logic and motivations of Matthew's killers Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney as it does on the victim and the crime. Cy Carter ... Full Synopsis
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This fact-based MTV flick finds a middle ground between the hackneyed grandstanding of NBC's The Matthew Shepard Story and the nuanced experimentation of HBO's The Laramie Project. Directed by River's Edge veteran Tim Hunter, Anatomy of a Hate Crime focuses on the months leading up to and following the 1998 murder of Wyoming college student Matthew Shepard. Max Ember's teleplay explores not only Shepard's ... Full Review
Featured Cast
Matthew Shepard
Russell Henderson
Aaron McKinney
Chastity Pasley
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