| Based on the true story of Clarence Brandley, a black man wrongly accused in 1980 of the murder of a 16-year-old white high school girl named Cheryl Ferguson. Brandley worked at Conroe High School, where Ferguson was visiting as a member of the Belleville High School volleyball team. Three days after her body was discovered, Brandley was arrested as the murderer. Jew Don Boney, a popular activist and Houston city council member, leads the fight to uncover the truth about the Ferguson murder. Mike DeGeurin, a Texas attorney, is brought in to act as the head defense attorney for Brandley, and is joined by a former minister, Jim McCloskey. The lawyers discover that not only is there a complete lack of evidence against Brandley, but the District Attorney, James Keeshan, has been strategizing with the presiding judge. After nine years in prison, three trials and a stay of execution that saved Brandley's life, justice finally prevails as Brandley is granted his freedom. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 21, 2002 |
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| Director: | Tony Bill |
| Writer: | Abby Mann |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Showtime Networks, Paramount Television |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Courtney B. Vance | Clarence Brandley |
| Eamonn Walker | Jew Don Boney |
| Gil Bellows | Mike De Guerin |
| Chuck Shamata | Don Brown |
| Joseph Ziegler | James Keeshan |
| Heath Lamberts | Judge Perry Pickett |
| Richard Eden | Peter Speers |
| Phillip Jarrett | Rev. Jerry Jones |
| Ted Atherton | James Robinson |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Tony Bill | Director |
| Van Dyke Parks | Music |
| Abby Mann | Writer |
| Jean Lépine | Director of Photography |
| Axel Hubert | Editor |
| David Bloch | Casting |
| Stephanie Gorin | Casting |
| April Webster | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michelle Mundy | Producer |
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