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Conviction

2010 · 107 min

Drama

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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Appeals to viewers who value earnest legal dramas about determined ordinary people confronting institutional failure through loyalty, persistence, and evidence.

Tone
uplifting, tense, sentimental
Payoff
catharsis, inspiration
Pacing
steady
Intensity
moderate
Structure
linear
Themes
family loyalty, wrongful conviction, perseverance, truth, justice
Setting
late twentieth-century America, small-town communities, courtrooms and law-school corridors

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