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CONVICTION (BETTY ANNE WATERS) (Past Film)
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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Thriller - 106 minutes

Log Line

A true story about a working class single mother who goes back to school to train as a lawyer in order to try and free her brother who is serving a life sentence for murder.

Previous markets

  • Toronto 2010 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2009

Director(s) : Tony GOLDWYN
Writer(s) : Pamela GRAY
Cast : Hilary SWANK, Sam ROCKWELL, Juliette LEWIS, Minnie DRIVER, Melissa LEO, Melissa MEO, Peter GALLAGHER

Producer(s) : Andrew SUGERMANN (Pantheon Entertainment), Andrew S KARSCH (Longfellow Pictures), Tony GOLDWYN

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.

Production

Country(ies) : USA

Financing plan : Fully financed

GERMANY TOBIS FILM GMBH
ISRAEL SHOVAL FILM PRO
LEBANON EAGLE FILMS
NETHERLAND A-FILM BENELUX
SPAIN FILMAX


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