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The Green Mile
UNITED STATES · 1999

The Green Mile

Frank Darabont
capital punishment miraculous healing redemption injustice compassion in darkness
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Synopsis

A supernatural tale set on death row in a Southern prison, where gentle giant John Coffey possesses the mysterious power to heal people's ailments. When the cell block's head guard, Paul Edgecomb, recognizes Coffey's miraculous gift, he tries desperately to help stave off the condemned man's execution.

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