Conviction

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 Swank) older brother Kenny (Sam Rockwell) 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 (Academy Award nominee Minnie Driver), Betty Anne pores through suspicious evidence mounted by small town cop Nancy Taylor (Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo), 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 support of Barry Scheck and the Innocence Project, NY in the hope of exonerating Kenny.

In the United Kingdom, Innocence UK represents those claiming a miscarriage of justice. Video material on this issue and the work of INUK can be found on the Innocence UK channel on HumanRightsTV. In the following video Dr Michael Naughton talks about this work: