The Movie 'Mass' Explores Forgiveness in the Aftermath of a School Shooting | Sojourners

When Their Son Killed Your Son, Is Forgiveness Possible?

Jason Isaacs and Martha Plimpton in ‘Mass’ / Courtesy of Sundance Institute

What kind of parent raises a mass murderer? What would the aftermath of a school shooting be like for the parents of the child who shot his classmates and then took his own life. Unimaginable? Mass, Fran Kranz’s writing and directorial debut, immerses viewers in these questions, challenging us to consider our capacity for forgiveness.

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