Conviction
“An extraordinary journey of how far we go to fight for our family.”
When Betty Anne Waters' older brother Kenny 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, Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor, 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.
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Cast
60 people
Hilary Swank
Betty Anne Waters
Known for
Million Dollar Baby
P.S. I Love You
Sam Rockwell
Kenny Waters
Known for
Moon
Iron Man 2
Minnie Driver
Abra Rice
Known for
Tarzan
Good Will Hunting
Melissa Leo
Nancy Taylor
Known for
Wayward Pines
Prisoners
Peter Gallagher
Barry Scheck
Known for
The O.C.
American Beauty
Ari Graynor
Mandy Marsh
Known for
Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
The Disaster Artist
Loren Dean
Rick Miller
Known for
Gattaca
Ad Astra
Conor Donovan
Richard Miller
Known for
12 and Holding
Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach
Owen Campbell
Ben Miller
Known for
Super Dark Times
X
Tobias Campbell
Young Kenny
Known for
A Birder's Guide to Everything
The Strange Ones
Bailee Madison
Young Betty Anne
Known for
The Strangers: Prey at Night
Bridge to Terabithia
Clea DuVall
Brenda Marsh
Known for
Girl, Interrupted
Argo
Tony Goldwyn Director · Pamela Gray Screenplay Paul Cantelon Composer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $12M · United States release October 15, 2010
Box office
Budget
$12,500,000
Worldwide gross
$11,826,980
Gross vs. budget
0.9×
Production
Pantheon Entertainment Corporation
Production
Omega Entertainment
Production
Longfellow Pictures
Production
Oceana Media Finance
Production
Prescience
Production
Innocence Productions
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 2010
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
United States · October 15, 2010
Limited theatrical
United States
October 1, 2010 · Premiere · San Diego Film Festival
November 5, 2010 · Theatrical
Argentina
October 6, 2011 · Theatrical
Australia
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Austria
March 18, 2011 · Theatrical
Belgium
December 1, 2010 · Theatrical
Brazil
October 6, 2011 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
October 28, 2011 · Theatrical
Denmark
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Finland
May 11, 2011 · Physical · DVD
France
March 16, 2011 · Theatrical
Germany
February 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Greece
June 23, 2011 · Theatrical
Hungary
March 2, 2013 · TV
Ireland
January 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Israel
June 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Japan
August 17, 2012 · Physical · DVD
Mexico
December 9, 2011 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 2, 2010 · Theatrical
October 4, 2011 · Physical · DVD
New Zealand
February 24, 2011 · Theatrical
Norway
June 8, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Portugal
October 25, 2012 · Theatrical
South Africa
March 4, 2011 · Theatrical
South Korea
January 3, 2013 · Digital
Spain
April 8, 2011 · Premiere · Mostra de Valencia
July 15, 2011 · Theatrical
Sweden
May 4, 2011 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
March 17, 2011 · Theatrical
Türkiye
February 25, 2011 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
October 20, 2011 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 14, 2011 · Theatrical
Uruguay
December 9, 2011 · Theatrical
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