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... Betty Anne's life in many ways revolves around her brother, who is now in jail for the murder. Despite Kenny's knack for getting in trouble, they have always been close. Two years after his release as a suspect in the 1980 murder of Katharina Brow in Ayer, Massachusetts, "new" testimony from two witnesses lead police to arrest Kenny and he is tried. Based on this circumstantial evidence, Kenny is convicted in 1983 of first degree murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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| Release date: | October 15, 2010 |
| Directed by: | Tony Goldwyn |
| Rated: |  |
| 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 |