Summaries

In order to be reinstated to the bar and recover custody of her daughter, a hotshot lawyer, now in recovery and on probation, must take on the appeal of a woman wrongfully convicted of murder.

In California, Cate McCall is an alcoholic lawyer who was on probation and rehab. She had an argument with a judge who made her take a breathalyzer test and put her on probation in a small office. Cate is also fighting to recover custody of her daughter who lives with her father, who is moving to Seattle. Cate is assigned to defend Lacey Stubbs, who has appealing against her wrongful conviction of murdering another woman on the basis of a since there was a trial error. Further, Lacey also tells that she was raped by a guard in the prison. Cate, who has never lost a case, investigates the case with her friend Bridges and they find evidence that might prove that Lacey is innocent and that her case had been fabricated. But is she really innocent?—Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Details

Keywords
  • female lawyer
  • perjury
  • mother daughter estrangement
  • alcoholic as protagonist
  • alcoholics anonymous meeting
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Mystery
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Nov 27, 2013
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Not Rated
Countries of origin United States
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Santa Clarita, California, USA
Production companies Sierra / Affinity Pitbull Pictures Sunrise Films (II)

Box office

Budget $7000000
Gross worldwide $249601

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 29m
Color Color
Aspect ratio

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