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.
Keywords:
Mentally disabled
Based on novel or book
Southern usa
Psychopath
Death row
Jail guard
Supernatural
Great depression
Prison guard
Jail
Electric chair
Torture
Magic realism
Healing
Shocking
Hopeless
Grim
1930s
Abuse of power
Authoritarian
Demeaning
Pessimistic
Movie tag line: "Paul Edgecomb didn't believe in miracles. Until the day he met one."
Character: Paul Edgecomb
Character: Brutus 'Brutal' Howell
Character: Jan Edgecomb
Character: John Coffey
Character: Warden Hal Moores