Cellmates
Synopsis
Leroy Lowe, grand dragon of the Texas Ku Klux Klan confronts everything he's been taught to hate when he's sentenced to three years of hard labor on a prison work farm, where Warden Merville, dead set on rehabilitating Leroy, chooses Emilio, a Hispanic field worker imprisoned for fighting for labor rights, to be his cell-mate. Leroy, confined in a small cell with the enemy, far from the KKK comrades who deserted him, finds the chatty Emilio slowly chipping away at his anger and prejudice. His weekly rehabilitation meetings with the warden, barely tolerable as the man drones on about farm labor and field crops, take on a different meaning when Madalena, a beautiful Mexican maid is hired to clean the warden's office. An unconventional love story develops that opens Leroy's eyes to the possibility of a different life. And a man who was a born and bred racist finds himself heading down a completely different path to salvation.
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Release History & Theatrical Window
June 1, 2012
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Jesse Baget
- Screenplay & Story
- Jesse Baget, Stefania Moscato
- Original Score
- Jim Lang
- Original Title
- Cellmates
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Jesse Baget
Jesse Baget, Stefania Moscato
Jim Lang
Jesse Baget, Jose Daniel Bort, Andrea Bottigliero, Ian Colhoun
Department Leadership Roster
Jesse Baget
Director
Jesse Baget
Writer
Stefania Moscato
Writer
Jesse Baget
Producer
Jose Daniel Bort
Producer
Andrea Bottigliero
Producer
Jim Lang
Original Music Composer
Sarah Brown
Stunt Coordinator
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Frequently Asked Questions About Cellmates
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What is Cellmates about?
Leroy Lowe, grand dragon of the Texas Ku Klux Klan confronts everything he's been taught to hate when he's sentenced to three years of hard labor on a prison work farm, where Warden Merville, dead set on rehabilitating Leroy, chooses Emilio, a Hispanic field worker imprisoned for fighting for labor rights, to be his cell-mate. Leroy, confined in a small cell with the enemy, far from the KKK comrades who deserted him, finds the chatty Emilio slowly chipping away at his anger and prejudice. His weekly rehabilitation meetings with the warden, barely tolerable as the man drones on about farm labor and field crops, take on a different meaning when Madalena, a beautiful Mexican maid is hired to clean the warden's office. An unconventional love story develops that opens Leroy's eyes to the possibility of a different life. And a man who was a born and bred racist finds himself heading down a completely different path to salvation.
Who directed Cellmates?
Cellmates was directed by Jesse Baget.
Who stars in Cellmates?
The principal cast of Cellmates includes Tom Sizemore, Stacy Keach, Kevin Farley, Héctor Jiménez, Olga Segura-Gall.
When was Cellmates released and how long is it?
Cellmates was released in 2012 with a total runtime of 1h 25m.
Who composed the musical score for Cellmates?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Cellmates was composed by Jim Lang.