Last Light is a 1993 American drama film starring Forest Whitaker, Kiefer Sutherland and Clancy Brown. It was Sutherland's directorial debut.
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Plot
The film is about a prisoner awaiting execution. Denver Bayliss (Kiefer Sutherland) gains an unlikely friend and confidant in Fred Whitmore (Forest Whitaker), a former cop who is now a prison guard. Whitmore's life is a mess, as 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 (Clancy Brown), 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
Forest Whitaker as Fred Whitmore
Kiefer Sutherland as "Denver" Bayliss
Clancy Brown as Lieutenant Lionel McMannis
Lynne Moody as Hope Whitmore
Amanda Plummer as Lillian Burke, Denver Bayliss's Sister
Kathleen Quinlan as Kathy Rubicek
Danny Trejo as 2nd Inmate