Conviction

Conviction

Conviction is a 2010 drama film directed by Tony Goldwyn. It stars Hilary Swank as Betty Anne Waters and Sam Rockwell as her brother Kenneth "Kenny" Waters. The film premiered on September 11, 2010, at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released on October 15, 2010. The title of the film is a double entendre. The film is based on the true story of Betty Anne Waters, a single mother who works tirelessly to free her wrongfully convicted brother Kenny. The story unfolds in flashbacks, and the film opens with the scene of a brutal murder in Massachusetts in 1980. We soon see that...
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Release date:October 15, 2010
Directed by:Tony Goldwyn
Rated:R (USA)
Runtime:106 Minutes
Producer:Andrew Sugerman, Andrew S. Karsch, Tony Goldwyn
Editor:Jay Cassidy
Music by:Paul Cantelon
Cinematography:Adriano Goldman
Screenplay by:Pamela Gray
Estimated budget:$12,500,000

Cast of Conviction

Melissa Leo
Melissa Leo
Nancy Taylor
Born:September 14, 1960
Age:51
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
Kenny Waters
Born:November 5, 1968
Age:43
Juliette Lewis
Juliette Lewis
Roseanna Perry
Born:June 21, 1973
Age:38
Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher
Barry Scheck
Born:August 19, 1955
Age:56
Minnie Driver
Minnie Driver
Abra Rice
Born:January 31, 1970
Age:42
Clea DuVall
Clea DuVall
Brenda Marsh
Born:September 25, 1977
Age:34

Honors and Awards

YearAward Nomination
2010 BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor, Sam Rockwell
2011 Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture, Hilary Swank
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Film director of Conviction

Tony Goldwyn
Tony Goldwyn
Born: May 20, 1960
Age: 51

Anthony Howard "Tony" Goldwyn is an American actor and director. He portrayed the villain Carl Bruner in Ghost, Colonel Bagley in The Last Samurai, and the voice of the title character of the Disney animated Tarzan. He stars in the ABC drama Scandal, as Fitzgerald Grant, President of the United...
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