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When you can't even save your own soul and self, how can you possibly hold on to a marriage that's barely hanging on? Bernadine is the warden of a prison that houses death row inmates, and for years she has faithfully carried out executions in a maximum-security facility. The heavy burden of her work has made her numb, and her relationship with her husband has grown increasingly distant. However, when she develops feelings for a young death row inmate, Anthony, her emotions are reawakened, forcing her to confront complex and contradictory moral issues as she struggles and reflects between right and wrong. Is the death penalty morally justifiable? What does it mean for an executioner to be legally permitted to kill? Cinematically stirring and piercing the human heart, this atypical prison film by Chiwetel Ejiofor not only challenges the audience's moral compass but also made her the first Black female director to win the top honor at the Sundance Film Festival.