A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
Genre: Crime, Drama
Cast: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein, Kevin Spacey, Jena Malone
Producer: Kevin Spacey, Edward T. McAvoy, Palmer West, Jonah Smith, Jeff Betancourt
IMDb Score: 6.7/10 by 172 users
Runtime: 108 minutes
Released: 1/18/2003