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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.
Theatrical
Nov 5, 2010
Box Office
$11.8M
Budget
$12.5M
Return
0.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Feb 1, 2011
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Pantheon Entertainment Corporation, Omega Entertainment, Longfellow Pictures, Oceana Media Finance, Prescience, Innocence Productions
Cast
Full credits →H
Hilary Swank
Betty Anne Waters
S
Sam Rockwell
Kenny Waters
M
Minnie Driver
Abra Rice
M
Melissa Leo
Nancy Taylor
P
Peter Gallagher
Barry Scheck
A
Ari Graynor
Mandy Marsh
L
Loren Dean
Rick Miller
C
Conor Donovan
Richard Miller
O
Owen Campbell
Ben Miller
T
Tobias Campbell
Young Kenny
B
Bailee Madison
Young Betty Anne
C
Clea DuVall
Brenda Marsh
K
Karen Young
Elizabeth Waters
T
Talia Balsam
Prosecuting Attorney
J
John Pyper-Ferguson
Aidan
J
Juliette Lewis
Roseanna Perry
T
Thomas D. Mahard
Law Professor
L
Laurie Brown
Law Professor 2
E
Ele Bardha
Don
R
Rusty Mewha
Desk Sergeant
