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Dec 27, 2019

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Chinonye Chukwu’s ‘Clemency’ Will Devastate You, Which Is Precisely Her Goal

The drama, starring Alfre Woodard, focuses on the inner turmoil of a death row prison warden on the verge of a breakdown

Photos: NEON

Warning: This piece contains spoilers from the film Clemency

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