A Lesson Before Dying

Grant Wiggins (Don Cheadle) is a schoolteacher called upon by two local women to visit the town prison where Jefferson (Mekhi Phifer), a simple young man, has been convicted of a murder he did not commit. The young man's destiny becomes the teacher's journey as he helps the young man to face his destiny and die with dignity. Starring Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson, Mekhi Phifer & more. English: Dolby Surround; French, Spanish: Mono/ SUB: French, Spanish. (1999) 101 minutes.