Last Light (film)


Last Light is a 1993 American film starring Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland and Clancy Brown. It was Sutherland's directorial debut.

Plot

The film is about a prisoner awaiting execution. Denver Bayliss gains an unlikely friend and confidant in Fred Whitmore, a former cop who is now a prison guard. Whitmore's life is a mess, however: he shuts out his wife and cannot relate to his son. As Bayliss's execution draws nearer, Whitmore clashes more and more with Lt. McMannis, his supervisor, over Bayliss's treatment. Bayliss gives Whitmore a new understanding of life by helping him come to terms with a traumatic past, and Whitmore helps Bayliss to make his peace with himself and the world.

Cast

The film received positive reviews from critics.