# Executions: The Rise and Fall of Capital Punishment (2025)

> A sober historical documentary tracing humanity's changing execution methods while questioning whether state punishment can ever match the crimes it answers.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/7499045

## Facts

- Runtime: 60 min
- Genres: Documentary
- Director: Steve Lawson
- Cast: Richard Felix, Mark Topping
- TMDB rating: 10.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35671833/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: sober, disturbing, reflective, serious viewing, history study

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