Conviction
A determined mother returns to school and law school to prove her brother’s innocence, battling a stubborn legal system and damning evidence before time runs out.
“An extraordinary journey of how far we go to fight for our family.”
Synopsis
In 1983, when Betty Anne Waters' older brother, Kenny, is arrested and sentenced to life for murder, Betty Anne, a Massachusetts mother of two, commits herself to overturning his conviction. Convinced of his innocence, she enrolls in high school, then college, and eventually law school over the course of 18 years in pursuit of freeing him. With the assistance of her best friend, Abra Rice, Betty Anne examines the evidence collected by small-town police officer Nancy Taylor, carefully retracing the events leading to Kenny's arrest. Driven by her belief in her brother and her determination to uncover the truth, Betty Anne and her team work to gather facts and use DNA evidence in an effort to exonerate him.
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Edited by Jay CassidyShot by Adriano GoldmanScored by Paul CantelonDesigned by Mark Ricker
Box Office
2010 · Box office
📉 Underperformed — grossed 0.9× its budget
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$11.8M
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- 2010672 theaters
- $11.6M($17.6M today)
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- Betty Anne Watersde
- Betty Anne Waterses
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