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A Time to Kill, John Grisham, le driot de tuer?, legal drama, Matthew McConaughey, Movies, Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock
A Time to Kill is a 1996 American legal drama film. It is based on John Grisham’s 1989 novel of the same name. Matthew McConaughey, Sandra Bullock, and Samuel L. Jackson star with Donald and Kiefer Sutherland appearing in supporting roles. The film received mixed to positive reviews and was a commercial success, making $152 million at the worldwide box office. It is the second of two films based on Grisham’s novels directed by Joel Schumacher, with the other being The Client released two years prior.
In Clanton, Mississippi, a fearless young lawyer and his assistant defend a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his ten-year-old daughter, inciting violent retribution and revenge from the Ku Klux Klan.
In France, the film has been the subject of controversy. Critics have accused the movie of making an apology for the death penalty and right of self-defense. A question mark was added at the end of the title (Le Droit de tuer?/The Right to Kill?) so as not to shock the audience.