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  1. Conviction is a 2010 American biographical legal drama film directed by Tony Goldwyn, written by Pamela Gray, and starring Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell. The film premiered on September 11, 2010, at the Toronto International Film Festival [ 3 ] and was released in the US on October 15, 2010.

  2. Conviction: Directed by Tony Goldwyn. With Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Thomas D. Mahard, Owen Campbell. 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.

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    • Biography, Crime, Drama
    • Tony Goldwyn
    • 2010-11-05
  3. When her older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) is convicted of murder and sentenced to life in 1983, Betty Anne Waters (Hilary Swank) vows to get the conviction overturned. Beginning an 18-year quest ...

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  4. Oct 13, 2010 · Roger Ebert. October 13, 2010. 3 min read. Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell. Kenny Waters might not have been a very nice man, but he was an innocent one. By considering his innocence and not his personality, “Conviction” puts the focus where it belongs: on the sister who reshaped her entire life to win his freedom.

  5. Jun 17, 2010 · CONVICTION is the inspirational true story of a sister's unwavering devotion to her brother. When Betty Anne Waters' (two-time Academy® Award winner Hilary S...

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  6. Oct 14, 2010 · Scott Tobias. Devotedly Determined: Hilary Swank stars as Betty Anne Waters, a single mother of two who spends 18 years becoming a lawyer in order to free her brother Kenny, played by Sam Rockwell ...

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  8. The film is based on the true story of Betty Anne Waters (Hillary Swank), 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 the brutal 1980 murder of Katharina Brow in Massachusetts. We soon see that, in many ways, Betty Anne's life ...