Conviction

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


Conviction
Based on real events, this is the remarkable story of a woman's 18 year quest to clear her brother's name. After he was arrested for murder and sent to jail, his sister, who believed he was innocent, exhausted the options open to her. Not satisfied, she finished high school and put herself through college and law school, so that she could represent him herself in court, and finally saw justice done.

106 minutes.
No persons under 16 (Language, Violence).
Biographical, Drama.

Not currently showing on the local cinema circuit.

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Credits

Cast
Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Thomas D. Mahard, Owen Campbell, Minnie Driver, Juliette Lewis
Director
Tony Goldwyn
ScreenplayPamela Gray
MusicPaul Cantelon
CinematographyAdriano Goldman
EditingJay Cassidy
Sound formatsDolby Digital
Made in2010
Produced byPantheon Entertainment Corporation, Oceana Media Finance, Innocence Productions, Longfellow Pictures, Prescience Films, Prescience

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Film and Publications Board (FPB) Report (SA)

GenreDrama
LanguageStrongish, fairly frequent
NudityNone
SexNone
ViolenceModerate
PrejudiceNone
BlasphemySome profanity
Drug abuseNone
CommentsNone
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ScreenIt Report (USA)

Sex / Nudity
4
Violence
3
Blood / Gore / Gross
4
Guns / Weapons
3
Profanity
5
Alcohol / Drugs
3
Smoking
3
Disrespectful / Bad Attitude
5
Imitative Behaviour
4
Frightening / Tense Scenes
3
Jump Scenes
0
Tense Family Scenes
4
Music (Scary/Tense)
1
Music (Inappropriate)
3
Topics to talk about
4


Ratings

Scale (Max)20

What the Critics say

Cape Argus / The Star
Hollywood Reporter quote iconMore manipulative than it needs to be
10
Die Burger
Paul Boekkooi quote iconDit kon beter gewees het
10
Cape Times
quote iconWell constructed tale
15
The Citizen
Bruce Dennill
10
Box Office
Pete Hammond quote iconConviction is a stirring, unforgettable motion picture experience, a superbly acted and courageous story of one woman who made a difference. It deserves to be seen.
15
Chicago Sunday Times
Roger Ebert
15
eye Weekly
Dave Morris quote iconHad director Tony Goldwyn expended more of the film’s first half examining Waters’ blind faith instead of taking it mostly for granted that the audience would empathize with someone so insufferably driven, a quality neither Swank nor Goldwyn manage to mitigate or even distract from, Conviction might have added up to more than just a series of lucky breaks signifying very little.
5
ReelViews
James Berardinelli quote iconAs disposable entertainment, Conviction can make a case, but nothing in the story or its telling elevates it above that which has already been provided in other, better motion pictures.
13
Rolling Stone
Peter Travers
13
ScreenIt
C. Fuchs quote iconIn the end, it feels like Oscar bait without enough on the hook to draw us in and make us bite unconditionally.
10
Metacritic.com
32 critics
12
Rottentomatoes critics
167 critics
12
Rottentomatoes tomatometer
Tomatometer quote iconLess compelling -- and more manipulative -- than it should be, Conviction benefits from its compelling true story and a pair of solid performances from Swank and Rockwell.
14

What the People say

Internet
5861 Netizens quote iconNothing shocking or original but effective none the less!
14

Average .. 60%

12

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