The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd

Name: The Life and Deaths of Wilson Shedd
Genre: Drama
Released: 2026-09-13
Duration: 121 min
Cast: Missi Pyle, William Jackson Harper, Tim Blake Nelson, Devyn A. Tyler, Wunmi Mosaku

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Release Date

9/13/2026

Runtime

121 mins

Genres

Drama

Overview

A teacher in an abusive marriage takes a job at a maximum security prison, where she falls for a charismatic inmate. The disastrous consequences call into question not only the nature of punishment and retribution, but the very limits of our humanity.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$5,500,000

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A morally complex portrait of forbidden connection behind prison walls that forces you to confront uncomfortable truths about culpability, desire, and what redemption might actually mean. The film moves deliberately, building dread beneath its intimate relationship study.