Conviction

Director: Tony Goldwyn
Writer: Pamela Gray
Cast: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Juliette Lewis, Minnie Driver
Theatrical Release Date: October 15, 2010 6:11 AM
Criticwire: C+
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Synopsis: Betty Anne Waters (Swank) is a high school dropout who spent nearly two decades working as a single mother while putting herself through law school, tirelessly trying to beat the system and overturn her brother's (Rockwell) unjust murder conviction. [Synopsis courtesy of Fox Searchlight]

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TIFF Talk | "Conviction" Director Tony Goldwyn on Bringing True Story to Screen

“Dramas, particularly female driven ones are hard to get made,” said “Conviction” director Tony Goldwyn, yesterday at Live at the Lounge with indieWIRE. He speaks from experience. It took Goldwyn a full nine years to complete working on “Conviction,” a true story account of a woman’s epic battle to ...
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