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Help free the innocent Donate. Press "Enter" or click on the arrow to show results. Filter Cases. Any Year Any Year A simple, dramatic story told well through emotional performances. Betty Anne Hilary Swank puts herself through law school for the sole effort of freeing her innocent brother Kenny Sam Rockwell from a life-sentence in prison for murder.
Swank and Rockwell both carry this emotional film on their very strong shoulders. There are very few courtroom scenes, very few law school scenes, but it is filled with emotional connections between brother and sister as she visits him in prison, and as she tries living her own life.
The characters dominate the beginning of the film, and the steps Swank has to take to free Rockwell keeps the film going towards the end. It is shot well, as this is clearly Massachusetts and it set the right feelings for the film without overpowering it. The highlights are Swank and Rockwell as they both play characters with elements that we have seen before that have given Swank Oscar wins and have given Rockwell popularity.
Here, he has toned down his comic antics just enough for his performance to remain popular but should also give him his first Oscar nomination. The story may be missing a few elements that would have given it more substance to make it more interesting, but it seems to me, that's because the film-makers had a few restrictions in keeping to the true story.
This may actually be a true story and not just based on one. I recommend "Conviction" for its emotional performances and for telling its simple story well. Details Edit. Release date November 5, United States.
Switzerland United Kingdom United States. Official site. Betty Anne Waters. Jackson, Michigan, USA. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 47 minutes. Dolby Digital. Related news. David E.
Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. Goldwyn insisted the movie had to work first and foremost as a drama. He had to tell Waters some more hard truths about how he was going to portray Kenny, and the questions over whether he committed the murder.
I want to sow seeds of doubt," Goldwyn said. She said the film will raise the profile of the organization's work in this state. Applebaum said the Minnesota legal system is a lot better than most states, but people still make mistakes. Her office is midway through a review of 14, Minnesota rape and murder cases.
One of the project's recent high-profile cases was that of Koua Fong Lee. Citing problems with his defense, and questions over the safety of the Toyota Camry he was driving, a Ramsey County judge recently threw out Lee's conviction and eight-year prison sentence for causing a car crash that left three people dead. Both Applebaum and Betty Anne Waters say they do have tremendous respect for the legal system, but there's always a need for additional watchdogs keeping an eye on things.
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