Overview
Genre
DramaRelease Date
October 15, 2010 (Limited)MPAA Rating
RDuration
106 min.Production Budget
$18 millionsStudio
Fox Searchlight PicturesOfficial Site
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Cast and Crew
Director
Tony GoldwynProducer
Andrew Sugerman, Andrew S. Karsch, Tony GoldwynScreenwriter
Richard LaGravenese, Pamela GrayStarring
- Hilary Swank as Betty Anne Waters
- Sam Rockwell as Kenny Waters
- Minnie Driver as Abra Rice
- Melissa Leo as Nancy Taylor
- Juliette Lewis as Roseanna Perry
- Peter Gallagher as Barry Scheck
- Bailee Madison as Young Betty Anne
- Clea DuVall as Brenda Marsh
- Ari Graynor as Mandy Marsh
- Loren Dean
- Rachel Scott
- Michael Liu
- Matt Hollerbach
Story
"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 pours 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.
