This movie chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker, Andy Dufresen, starring Tim Robbins, as a prisoner in the gloomy Shawshank jail after being found guilty of a crime he did not commit. The film portrays this man\'s outstanding ways of dealing with his torturous life in prison. Along the way, he befriends a couple of fellow prisoners, most notably a wise African American inmate called Red, starring the famous actor Morgan Freeman. The Director uses Red’s narrative to deliver the story which provides the audience the best channel to explore the message embedded in this film.