The Shawshank Redemption

A banker is wrongly convicted of murdering his wife and sent to prison. During his sentence he forms an extraordinary friendship with a fellow inmate, a bond that lasts throughout their time behind bars. The story is presented as a drama.

The Shawshank Redemption is a programme presented as a drama film. It tells a self‑contained story centred on two characters who meet while serving time in prison. The work is classified as a movie and falls within the drama genre. The narrative follows a banker who has been wrongly convicted of murdering his wife. While serving his sentence, he strikes up an extraordinary friendship with a fellow inmate. Their bond develops over the years they spend together behind bars, shaping the course of both of their lives throughout their imprisonment. The film features Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman in the leading roles. Their performances drive the story, portraying the evolving relationship between the two men. The focus remains on the characters’ interactions and the circumstances of their confinement, offering a straightforward account of their shared experience within the prison setting.