Anatomy of a Hate Crime

Year: 2001

Runtime: 90 mins

Language: English

Director: Tim Hunter

Drama

The film dramatizes the 1998 hate‑crime murder of 21‑year‑old Matthew Shepard in Wyoming. Shepard, a gay college student, was brutally beaten by Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney, who left him for dead after initially planning to rob him. Interwoven flashbacks reveal Shepard’s life and explore why the attackers escalated to such a vicious killing.

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