CONVICTION

Year: 2010
USA: Fox Searchlight
UK: Twentieth Century Fox
Cast: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Juliette Lewis, Melissa Leo, Clea DuVall, Peter Gallagher, Owen Campbell, John Pyper-Ferguson, Thomas Mahard, Conor Donovan, Laurie Brown, Ele Bardha,
Director: Tony Goldwyn
Country: USA
USA & UK: 107 mins
USA Rated: R for language and some violent images
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong language
USA Release Date: 15 October 2010
UK Release Date: 14 January 2011 (Limited Release)

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Synopsis

CONVICTION is the inspirational true story of a sister's unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters' (two-time Academy® Award winner Hilary Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is arrested for murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts wife and mother of two, dedicates her life to overturning the murder conviction.

Convinced that her brother is innocent, Betty Anne puts herself through high school, college and, finally, law school in an 18-year quest to free Kenny. With the help of best friend Abra Rice (Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver), Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor (Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo), meticulously retracing the steps that led to Kenny's arrest. Belief in her brother - and her quest for the truth - pushes Betty Anne and her team to uncover the facts and utilize DNA evidence with the hope of exonerating Kenny.