When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin's innocence.When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin's innocence.When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin's innocence.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 9 nominations
LaKeith Stanfield
- Colin Warner
- (as Keith Stanfield)
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- TriviaThe parole hearing scene was pulled almost completely from the transcripts of Colin's real parole hearing.
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Quiet Yet Powerful Presentation
Initially set in the early 1980's, in Brooklyn, N.Y., this is a very deliberately paced yet powerful dramatic portrayal of the wrongful conviction of 18-year-old Colin Warner (Lakeith Stanfield). At that time crime was soaring throughout the nation, and police, prosecutors, and politicians were looking for convictions, not caring much how they got them.
In this true story case, Warner was convicted when the police pressured witnesses enough to give false testimony and seal his fate. Languishing in a maximum security prison, Warner received tireless aid from his close friend KC (Nnamdi Asomugha) and later from his wife-to-be (Natalie Paul) and a dedicated attorney (Bill Camp)
These type of movies always make me angry because I don't understand how people in powerful positions can allow others to rot in jail for long periods of time while knowing that they're innocent. How do these folks live with themselves?
All in all, this film, written and directed by Matt Ruskin, is not for those looking for an action flick, but if you like quiet yet powerful movies then you might very well like this one.
In this true story case, Warner was convicted when the police pressured witnesses enough to give false testimony and seal his fate. Languishing in a maximum security prison, Warner received tireless aid from his close friend KC (Nnamdi Asomugha) and later from his wife-to-be (Natalie Paul) and a dedicated attorney (Bill Camp)
These type of movies always make me angry because I don't understand how people in powerful positions can allow others to rot in jail for long periods of time while knowing that they're innocent. How do these folks live with themselves?
All in all, this film, written and directed by Matt Ruskin, is not for those looking for an action flick, but if you like quiet yet powerful movies then you might very well like this one.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $238,558
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $30,173
- Aug 20, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $238,558
- Runtime1 hour 34 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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