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Directed by: Tim Disney Written by: Bill Haney Produced by: Bill Haney Production year: 2008 Original release: August 29, 2008 Running time: 1 hour, 43 minutes Other cast: Nicole Beharie, Will Patton, Alfre Woodard Misc: IMDB | Amazon | iTunes |
After an overzealous district attorney’s drug bust lands her in jail, single mother Dee Roberts (Nicole Beharie) must face an agonizing choice: Plead guilty and go home a convicted felon, or fight the charges and risk a lengthy prison sentence. Despite her mother’s (Alfre Woodard) advice and risking everything, innocent Dee chooses to fight the Texas criminal justice system, joined by an ACLU attorney (Tim Blake Nelson) and a former narcotics cop (Will Patton).
