Conviction (2010/II)

Director:

Tony Goldwyn

Writer (WGA):

Pamela Gray (written by)

Release Date:

5 November 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.

Plot Keywords:

Law School | Murder | Law | Jury | One Word Title

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Hilary Swank	...	Betty Anne Waters
Sam Rockwell	...	Kenny Waters
Thomas D. Mahard	...	Law Professor (as Thomas Mahard)
Owen Campbell	...	Ben Miller
Conor Donovan	...	Richard Miller
Laurie Brown	...	Law Professor 2
John Pyper-Ferguson	...	Aidan
Minnie Driver	...	Abra Rice
Ele Bardha	...	Don
Melissa Leo	...	Nancy Taylor
Rusty Mewha	...	Desk Sergeant
Marc Macaulay	...	Officer Boisseau
Bailee Madison	...	Young Betty Anne
Tobias Campbell	...	Young Kenny
Frank Zieger	...	Boyfriend
J. David Moeller	...	Grandpa
Scott Philyaw	...	Cop
Karen Young	...	Elizabeth Waters
Loren Dean	...	Rick Miller
Clea DuVall	...	Brenda Marsh
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz	...	Guy in Bar
Iris Ingram	...	Guy's Girlfriend
John Lepard	...	Minister
Jake Andolina	...	State Trooper
Talia Balsam	...	Prosecuting Attorney
Wallace Bridges	...	Global Van Lines Witness
Marty Bufalini	...	Defense Attorney
Doug Hamilton	...	Medical Examiner
Sarab Kamoo	...	Blood Expert
Juliette Lewis	...	Roseanna Perry
Hugh Maguire	...	Trial Judge (as Hugh McGuire)
Michele Messmer	...	Mrs. Brow
Annabel Armour	...	Social Service Woman
Toya D. Brazell	...	Court Clerk (as Toya Brazell)
Heather Kozlakowski	...	Jury Foreman
Matt Hollerbach	...	Law Student
Zack Fealk	...	Law Student 2
Linda Hurd	...	Bar Exam Woman
Michael Liu	...	Huy Dao
Paul Burt	...	Prison Guard 'Stash'
York R. Griffith	...	Desk Sergent 2 (as York Griffith)
Gordon Michaels	...	Lt. Daniels
Alana Jo Beckman	...	Neighborhood Girl
Ethan Cutkosky	...	Neighborhood Boy
Eddie Huchro	...	Courthouse Clerk
Jane Alderman	...	Mrs. Halloran
Peter Gallagher	...	Barry Scheck
Janet Ulrich Brooks	...	Dr. McGilvray
Gary Davis	...	Prison Guard 2
Rick Le Fevour	...	Prison Guard 3
Ari Graynor	...	Mandy Marsh
Jennifer G. Roberts	...	Martha Coakley (as Jennifer Roberts)
Linda Boston	...	Release Judge
Kammi Carmann	...	Reporter (as Kam Carman)
Julia Ho	...	Reporter 2
Peter Carey	...	Reporter 3
Melissa Bickerton	...	Admissions Counselor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jodi Gabrielle Beals	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Nicole Blaszczyk	...	Law Student (uncredited)
Steven Clark	...	College Student (uncredited)
Dylan Copp	...	Law Student (uncredited)
David Galler	...	Corrections Officer (uncredited)
Carri Jarvis	...	(uncredited)
Jordan Monaghan	...	Gum Chewing Girl (uncredited)
Gino Raona	...	Law Student (uncredited)
Alissa Shelton	...	Law Student (uncredited)
Marq Speck	...	Sibling (uncredited)
Morris Lee Sullivan	...	Warden / NYC Driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Goldwyn

Writing credits (WGA)
Pamela Gray		(written by)

Produced by
Markus Barmettler	....	executive producer
Anthony Callie	....	executive producer
Ed Cathell III	....	co-producer
Dama Claire	....	co-producer
Tony Goldwyn	....	producer
Andrew S. Karsch	....	producer
Alwyn Kushner	....	executive producer (as Alwyn Hight Kushner)
Myles Nestel	....	executive producer
James Smith	....	executive producer
Andrew Sugerman	....	producer
Hilary Swank	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Paul Cantelon

Cinematography by
Adriano Goldman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jay Cassidy

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee

Production Design by
Mark Ricker

Art Direction by
Stephanie Gilliam

Set Decoration by
Rena DeAngelo

Costume Design by
Wendy Chuck

Makeup Department
Steven E. Anderson	....	key makeup artist (as Steven Anderson)
Vivian Baker	....	makeup department head
Bonnie Clevering	....	hair department head
Rita Parillo	....	key hair stylist
Clifton Chippewa	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Kevin J Edwards	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Louise Holoday	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Yoichi Art Sakamoto	....	prosthetic dental appliances: Juliette Lewis (uncredited)
John Tarro	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Vicki Vacca	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Ed Cathell III	....	unit production manager
Jan Foster	....	unit production manager
Marc Jacobson	....	executive in charge of production
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor
Damien Lubiak	....	production supervisor
Thomas Nickel	....	production supervisor: ARRI Film & TV

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Ivey	....	second assistant director: additional Michigan unit
Maria Mantia	....	second assistant director
Nicholas Mastandrea	....	first assistant director (as Nick Mastandrea)
Anastacia C. Nemec	....	second second assistant director (as Anastacia Nemec)
Jono Oliver	....	first assistant director: additional Michigan unit (as Jonathan Oliver)
Nancy Townsend	....	additional second assistant director: Boston

Art Department
Troy Borisy	....	set decoration leadman
Kurt Braun	....	swing gang
Frank D. Dambra	....	paint supervisor (as Frank Dambra)
Ryan Floyd	....	carpenter
Paulette Georges	....	art department coordinator
Jonathan R. Hodges	....	property master (as Jonathan Hodges)
Judith Ivanyi	....	scenic painter
Bruce Johnson	....	scenic painter
John P. Kenny III	....	foreman (as John Kenny III)
Susanne King	....	property assistant
John Kinsora	....	prop maker
Kate J. Kogelman	....	scenic painter (as Kate Kogelman)
David Kozlowski	....	stand-by painter
Robert Krasofsky	....	scenic artist: additional Michigan unit
Sally McKinnon	....	art production assistant: additional Michigan unit
Keith Allan Miller	....	first set dresser (as Keith Miller)
Mike Monckton	....	paint foreman (as Michael 'Monk' Monckton)
Dean Neeb	....	carpenter
Douglas Osborne	....	carpenter
Timothy J. Osman	....	general foreman (as Tim Osman)
Tyler Osman	....	construction coordinator
Andriy Pereklita	....	property assistant
Mark Sanger	....	set dresser
Carl F. Shuffett	....	swing gang (as Carl Shuffett)
Annemarie Stoll	....	scenic painter (as Annmarie Stoll)
Kim Thrasher	....	first assistant property master
Kristine Uyeda	....	art assistant
Dave VanHorn	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Ron Ayers	....	utility sound
Christopher Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Barnett	....	supervising sound editor
Philipp Baur	....	assistant sound engineer
Bernd Clauss	....	head of sound department: post-production
Karl Dondlinger	....	boom operator: additional Michigan unit (as Karl H. Dondlinger)
Andreas Drost	....	dubbing recordist
Christof Ebhardt	....	sound editor
Jörg Elsner	....	supervising sound editor
Curt Frisk	....	sound mixer: additional Michigan unit
Joo Fürst	....	foley artist
Magda Habernickel	....	dialogue editor
Michael Hinreiner	....	sound re-recording mixer: premixes
Achim Hofmann	....	foley editor (as Achim Hoffmann)
Michael Karl Huber	....	project coordinator sound: post production (as Michael Huber)
Micki Joanni	....	foley editor
David Obermeyer	....	sound mixer
Max Rammler-Rogall	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dominick Tavella	....	additional recording mixer
Daniel Vogl	....	technical supervisor
Florian von Frenckell	....	sound producer: post-production
Ronald L. Wright	....	boom operator (as Ron Wright)
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Jacob Head	....	looping (uncredited)
Travis MacKay	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mat Beck	....	senior visual effects supervisor: Entity FX
Willy Delgado	....	film recorder: ARRILASER
Bob Hamel	....	visual effects coordinator: Entity FX
Markus Janner	....	film recorder: Deluxe New York
Aaron N. Leichter	....	data i/o: Entity FX (as Aaron Leichter)
Ellyn Lewis	....	visual effects general manager: Entity FX
Chris MacKenzie	....	smoke artist: Deluxe New York
Krista Maryanski	....	visual effects producer: Entity FX
Viet Nguyen	....	systems engineer: Entity FX
Chad Reder	....	2D intern: Entity FX
Rob Reinhart	....	compositor: Entity FX )
Jeremy Renteria	....	compositor: Entity FX )
Dan Rucinski	....	executive visual effects producer: Entity FX (as Daniel Rucinski)
Martin Schwertführer	....	head of film laboratory department
Nate Smalley	....	data I/O: Entity FX
Sascha Stiller	....	film recorder: ARRILASER
Steven Stueart	....	film scanner: ARRISCAM
Federico Umetelli	....	film scanner: ARRISCAM

Stunts
James Fierro	....	stunts (as Jim Fierro)
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunt coordinator (as Rick LeFevour)
Tom Lowell	....	stunts
Bob Marrocco	....	stunts (as Bob Morracco)
Natalie M. Meyer	....	stunts (as Natalie Meyer)
Chris Nolte	....	stunts
Brian Peters	....	stunts
Bobby Stuart	....	stunts (as Bob Stuart)
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Brian Peters	....	stunt double: Sam Rockwell (uncredited)
Scott Philyaw	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark David Adler	....	video assist operator (as Mark Adler)
Michael W. Anderson	....	electrician (as Michael Anderson)
Brad Baker	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Ron Batzdorff	....	still photographer
Benjamin Bazmore	....	video assist operator: additional Michigan unit (as Benjamin Bazmore Jr.)
Darryl Byrne	....	first assistant camera: Boston
Mark Castelaz	....	gaffer
Chul Hee Cho	....	company grip
Joe Christofori	....	aerial assistant camera operator: Boston
Michael J. Conner	....	rigging electrician (as Mike Conner)
Brian Corbett	....	key grip: Boston
Andrew Dintenfass	....	director of photography: Boston
Nickolas Gilbert	....	camera loader (as Nick Gilbert)
Brian Heller	....	aerial camera operator: Boston
Brian Heller	....	aerial director of photography: Boston
Andrew Hoehn Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Andrew Hoehn)
Mark Karavite	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mark Karavite	....	steadicam operator
Brian Kelly	....	rigging best boy
Sean T. Kelly	....	dolly grip
Brad Knopf	....	rigging electrician
Kenny Kondratko	....	grip: additional Michigan unit
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Charlie Lew	....	second assistant camera: Boston
Morgan Michael Lewis	....	key grip (as Mike Lewis)
Anthony J. Lullo	....	rigging gaffer (as Anthony Lullo)
William B. MacLeod	....	key grip: additional Michigan unit
Joseph Martucci	....	generator operator: base camp
Joe Miller	....	company grip (as Edwin 'Joseph' Miller)
Cory O'Dea	....	company grip
Patrick O'Dea	....	electrician
Tim O'Dea	....	best boy grip: additional Michigan unit (as Timothy O'Dea)
Trevor Rios	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris Ritter	....	electrician (as Christopher Ritter)
John S. Robertson	....	best boy grip
Anthony 'Spike' Simms	....	electrician (as Spike Simms)
Kevin Wisor	....	best boy electric: Puerto Rico
Jesse Cecchini	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Brad Fanfalone	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Brad Irvin	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
John C. Johnson	....	rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Allison Estrin	....	casting associate
Rose Gilpin	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Paige Orr	....	casting assistant
Carrie Ray	....	casting: Michigan
Kathy Remski	....	extras casting
Karl Stavem	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nancy Collini	....	costumer: Ms. Swank
Dana Kay Hart	....	costume supervisor (as Dana Hart)
Michelle Hutchins	....	set costumer
May McClurg	....	key set costumer
DeAnna Park	....	costume production assistant
Riki Lin Sabusawa	....	shopper (as Riki Sabusawa)
Maria Salloum	....	seamstress: Puerto Rico
Amanda Vinopal	....	key costumer (as Amanda Scholl)
Kate Bennett	....	costumer (uncredited)
Roger J. Forker	....	costumer (uncredited)
Paige Miller	....	costume department intern (uncredited)
Johnna Thomas	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Geraud Brisson	....	associate editor
Christopher Chaber	....	digital intermediate editor
Joe Gawler	....	digital intermediate colorist: Deluxe New York (as Joseph Gawler)
Arne Hastedt	....	digital intermediate engineer
Andreas Mummert	....	digital intermediate producer
Traudl Nicholson	....	lead colorist
Franz Rabl	....	colorist lab
Jonathan Sanden	....	digital intermediate editor: Deluxe New York
Harald Schernthaner	....	head of digital intermediate department
Clemens Schmid	....	dailies supervisor
Daniel Schwerdtfeger	....	colorist: dailies
Darrell R. Smith	....	digital intermediate producer: Deluxe New York
David Townsend	....	post-production coordinator
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Paul Cantelon	....	musician: piano
Gary Chester	....	scoring engineer
John M. Davis	....	music editor
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor
Kathleen Hasay	....	music supervision assistant
Susan Jacobs	....	score producer
Milosz Jeziorski	....	conductor
Milosz Jeziorski	....	orchestrator
Christina Kenny	....	music copyist
Wolfram Koessel	....	musical advisor
Jackie Mulhearn	....	assistant to composer
Suzana Peric	....	music consultant
Jake Aron	....	assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Anthony Belmonte	....	transportation captain
Rob Engle	....	driver: picture car, Boston
William F. Hogan	....	transportation coordinator (as Billy Hogan)
Craig Kirchner	....	transportation captain: additional Michigan unit (as Craig Kirchner Jr.)
Frank Morreale	....	transportation captain: Detroit
William O'Brien	....	teamster captain: Boston (as Bill O'Brien)
Anthony Waldrop	....	driver
Robert Barnes Jr.	....	driver (uncredited)
Mike Bilkovic	....	fuel truck driver (uncredited)
Jennifer Gonzalez	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
David B. Jackson	....	driver (uncredited)
Kurt Knudsen	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Robert Middendorff	....	driver (uncredited)
Tom Mohan	....	driver (uncredited)
Bill Neckrock	....	driver (uncredited)
Billy Neckrock	....	driver (uncredited)
Franco Rea	....	griptruck driver (uncredited)
Robert Rice Sr.	....	driver (uncredited)
Robert'Bob'Rice Sr.	....	driver (uncredited)
Timothy Schewee	....	driver (uncredited)
David Schmidt	....	unit driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Adam Abelson	....	production assistant: Boston
Alan Abrams	....	legal services
Paul Almond	....	legal services
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Alyssa Batchelor	....	set production assistant
Christopher Berg	....	in-house producer: ARRI Film & TV
Adam Boor	....	location scout
Melissa Bradac	....	set production assistant
Amanda Brand	....	unit publicist
Matthias Brauner	....	title designer
Mallory Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Goldwyn
Mallory Brown	....	key set production assistant: additional Michigan unit
Todd F. Campbell	....	office production assistant (as Todd Campbell)
Dru Anne Carlson	....	script supervisor: additional Michigan unit
Isabel Chick	....	production accountant: Prescience
Chris-Teena Constas	....	location manager: additional Michigan unit
George Constas	....	location scout
Mary Dixon	....	animal wrangler: Mup Mups Animal Actors
Benjamin Dresser	....	location assistant (as Ben Dresser)
C. Kyle Eckles	....	craft service
Steve Faust	....	head chef
Patrizia Feichtinger	....	assistant: Omega
Alexandra Fentous	....	assistant: Omega
Michelle Flevotomas	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Gray	....	legal services
Danielle Halagarda	....	assistant: Mr. Sugerman (as Danielle Green-Halagarda)
David Halagarda	....	production secretary
Jesse Harrington	....	set medic: additional Michigan unit (as Jesse Harm Harrington)
Todd Hill	....	third assistant chef
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach
Nicholas Irwin	....	first assistant accountant (as Nick Irwin)
Tom Jacob	....	location manager
Charles T. Kanganis	....	production executive: Omega (as Charlie Kanganis)
Ted Kantrow	....	production services: The Media Cooperative
Kate Kelly	....	production coordinator: Boston
Melanie Krinsky	....	representative: Bank Leumi (as Melanie L. Krinsky)
Keely Li	....	accountant: Omega
Christian Littmann	....	laboratory line producer
Bryan Meganck	....	craft service assistant
Megan Meganck	....	craft service
Valerie Meloche	....	production secretary
Tomas Menjivar	....	first assistant chef
Philip Merker	....	assistant location manager: additional Michigan unit (as Phil Merker)
Ryan Miller	....	second assistant chef
Gina Nalli	....	production assistant: additional Michigan unit
Michael O'Brien	....	set medic
Chris O'Hara	....	set production assistant
Michael Peavey	....	helicopter pilot: Boston
Becky Peralta	....	assistant: Omega
Bishop Porter	....	production services: The Media Cooperative
Jason Quimby	....	production assistant: Boston
Angela Reedwisch	....	key account manager: ARRI Film & YV
Julia Renner	....	location assistant
Glen Richter	....	location scout
Jason Roby	....	set production assistant
David Rumble	....	location scout
Mandie Rush	....	representative: Bank Leumi (as Mandie S. Rush)
Travis Seppala	....	production assistant: additional Michigan unit
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
M.K. Shaw	....	payroll accountant (as Kathleen Shaw)
Mindy Silberman	....	production assistant: additional Michigan unit
Karen Stark	....	location manager: Boston
Barbara-Ann Stein	....	production accountant (as Barbara Ann Stein)
Cathy Thomas	....	location manager
Beate Trathnigg	....	project laboratory coordinator
Matthew Traylor	....	key set production assistant: additional Michigan unit
Kristine Uyeda	....	production secretary: additional Michigan unit
Sheila Waldron	....	script supervisor
Shannon Walker	....	assistant: Ms. Swank
Jerri Whiteman	....	second assistant accountant
Jason Zorigian	....	production coordinator
Elizabeth A. Bergman	....	post production accountant (uncredited)
Laura Boddington	....	researcher (uncredited)
Brian D. Flynn	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
Jacob Head	....	voice talent (uncredited)
Joseph Voss	....	legal services: Michigan (uncredited)

Thanks
Paul Brett	....	thanks
Richard LaGravenese	....	thanks
Peter Neufeld	....	thanks
Barry Scheck	....	thanks
Kenneth Waters	....	dedicatee (as Kenny)

Production Companies

• Omega Entertainment (presents)
• Longfellow Pictures
• Oceana Media Finance (in association with)
• Prescience (in association with)
• Innocence Productions
• Pantheon Entertainment Corporation

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Filmax (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Frenetic Films (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Prime Entertainment (2010) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• CatchPlay (2011) (Taiwan) (all media)
• D Productions (2010) (Turkey) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2010) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2011) (USA) (TV)
• Nordisk Film (2011) (Finland) (DVD)
• Shoval Film Production (2010) (Israel) (all media)
• TOBIS Film (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Entity FX (visual effects)
• Tinsley Studio (prosthetic make-up effects and tattoos)

Other Companies

• ARRI Sound  sound post-production
• ARRI Sound  sound re-recording
• ARRI Film & TV Services  post-production services
• Bank Leumi  production financing provided by
• Cast & Crew Payroll Services  payroll (as Cast & Crew)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Conlin Travel  travel provided by
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• Deluxe New York  digital intermediate
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll (uncredited)
• Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates  script annotation
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances by
• Essanay Studio Equipment  grip: electric and remote camera systems provided by
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Fletcher Camera Detroit  camera equipment and lenses provided by
• Fletcher Chicago  camera equipment and lenses provided by
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance provided by (as Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.)
• Germano Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Grace & Wild Studios Inc.  electronic press kit
• Hanna Brothers Film & Event Catering  catering
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Kind Service  craft service
• Kodak  film provided by
• Media Cooperative  production services by
• Mid America Cine Support  camera dollies
• Mid America Cine Support  grip and lighting equipment
• Mid America Cine Support  lighting and generators
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Mup Mups Animal Actors  animal wranglers
• Oceana Media Finance  production financing provided by
• Real Style Online  extras casting
• Schellenberg & Evers  Michigan tax & audit professionals
• Sound One  additional recording mixed at
• Stubz Enterprises  police car rentals
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound services
• Wildfire Studios  ADR Recording Facility

Also Known As:

"A Condenação" - Brazil (imdb display title)
"Betty Anne Waters" - Spain (imdb display title)
"Betty Anne Waters" - Germany (imdb display title)
"Ha'praklita" - Israel (Hebrew title) (alternative title)
"Justicia final" - Argentina (imdb display title)
"Mahkumiyet" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Tekmirio enohis" - Greece (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violent images

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45605) | Malaysia:18 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Australia:M | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 (f) | Singapore:M18 | Finland:K-13 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Canada:G (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Company:

Omega Entertainment

Trivia:

Although the family of the murder victim Katharina Brow requested a meeting with producer/star Hilary Swank, that has not happened. They have hired Gloria Allred with intention to sue Swank for not consulting them or putting their mother "in a better light."

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In various scenes where Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell's characters are meeting in the jail, the Sprite that Hilary drinks from has the new logo from 2005 consisting of two yellow and green "halves" forming an "S" lemon/lime design. This logo had not yet been created during the implied times of these scenes.

Quotes:

Betty Anne Waters:I don't deserve a friend like you.
Abra Rice:You damn right, you don't!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Maltin on Movies: Unknown & Cedar Rapids (#1.24)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

My Sharona

An inspirational true story of commitment & life's struggles

(Synopsis) Conviction is based on an inspiring true story of Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank), a high school dropout who over 18-years put herself through law school to represent and hopefully overturn her innocent brother's, Kenny Waters (Sam Rockwell), murder conviction. Betty Anne is a working mother of two boys who believes that her brother was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to life in prison for a 1980 bloody murder of a woman living in a trailer next door to him in Ayer, Massachusetts. Kenny's ability to appeal his conviction using public defenders has been exhausted and without a lawyer, he will die in prison. That is when Betty Anne decides to dedicate her life to save her brother. With a newly earned law degree in hand, she hopes to exonerate her brother with new evidence and the new science of DNA.

(My Comment) This is a story of what a devoted and inseparable loving sister can do for her brother when he needs her most. Their family bond for each other, while growing up on a farm, is stronger than any prison can break. The movie shows Betty Anne Waters' commitment in freeing her brother as the only thing that will make her life complete. The struggles she endures to become a lawyer, and her willpower to save her brother from any further pain is inspirational. The bond between Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell seems very real, including the steps that she takes as an obsessed lawyer to set him free. Their performances were brilliant, and I believe that both of them will be nominated for an Oscar. This is a movie to see. Footnote: The Innocence Project using DNA matching since 1989 has freed over 254 innocent people from prison in the United States. (Fox Searchlight Pictures, Run Time 1:46, Rated R) (8/10)