Product Details

• Directors: Jeff Marks, Adam Elend
• Format: NTSC, Color, Full Screen
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Run Time: 52 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 0802604331
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #372,785 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Fighting for Life in the Death-Belt considers the controversial institution of capital punishment in America through the eyes of Stephen Bright, the nation's leading anti-death penalty lawyer. For twenty-five years Bright has defended death row inmates deep in the heart of the nation's death-belt - the Southeastern states where ninety percent of executions occur. In the film, we follow Bright during the final days and hours as he desperately fights to spare two clients from execution. Although both men stand convicted of horrible crimes, Bright never waivers in his dedication, and presents compelling arguments against the criminal justice system that seeks to end his clients' lives.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Fighting for Life in the Deathbelt, May 18, 2009

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This review is from: Fighting for Life in the Death-belt (DVD)

It's an excellent documentary that chronicles the passion of Stephen Bright and others who work for the Southern Center for Human Rights. You really get a feel for what it is like to have a death penalty practice in the South.