Conviction

Name: Conviction
Genre: Drama
Released: 2010-10-15
Duration: 1 h 47 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Peter Gallagher

An extraordinary journey of how far we go to fight for our family.

Conviction (2010)

Timing: 1:47 (107 min)

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Video for the film Conviction — CONVICTION - Official Trailer

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Release date

2010-10-15

Country

United States

Production

Oceana Media Finance, Prescience, Pantheon Entertainment Corporation, Omega Entertainment, Longfellow Pictures, Innocence Productions

Genre

Drama

Budget

$12 500 000

Box office

$11 826 980

Website

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/conviction/

Director

Tony Goldwyn

Actors

Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Peter Gallagher, Ari Graynor, Loren Dean, Conor Donovan, Owen Campbell, Tobias Campbell
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Scenario

Producer

Tony Goldwyn, Andrew Sugerman, Andrew S. Karsch, Ed Cathell III, Dama Claire, Hilary Swank, Markus Barmettler, Anthony Callie, Alwyn Kushner, Tim Smith

Camera operator

Adriano Goldman

Composer

Paul Cantelon

Artist

Mark Ricker

Audition

Kerry Barden, Paul Schnee

Editing

Jay Cassidy
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Short description

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.

What's left behind the scenes

Screenwriter Pamela Gray worked on the project for 8 years. Initially, the project was launched, but in 2004, Universal dropped it. In 2007, independent funding was found, and Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, and Minnie Driver agreed to work for a small fee.
Hilary Swank did not meet the real-life counterpart of her character, Betty Ann Waters, until the very beginning of filming. She explained this by saying that she wanted to truly understand her character, rather than simply copying mannerisms.
Naomi Watts was initially considered for the role of Betty Waters.
The impetus for the film came from a segment on '60 Minutes' that aired in 2002. Following the broadcast, there was a huge rush for the film rights.