Susan Sarandon portrays Sister Helen Prejean, a spiritual woman who embarks on a dangerous quest with a convicted killer (Sean Penn) and the profound changes it makes in her life. Confronted with the anger of the community and the private pain of his victims' parents, Sister Helen overcomes her own fears to fight for the life and soul of a death row inmate. Winner of Best Actress (Susan Sarandon) at the **Academy Awards.** Nominated for Best Actress, Best Actor and Best Screenplay at the **Golden Globes.** Winner of four prizes at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. "*Absorbing, surprising, technically superb and worth talking about for a long time afterward.*" - Roger Ebert, ***The Chicago Sun-Times***