A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky.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.

• DirectorMatthew Ryan Hoge
• Release15 May 2003
• Genre
  Crime / Drama
• Duration1h 48m
• Budget?
• Revenue$343,847
• Rate
  

  6.475
  334 reviews
• Productions

  MDP Worldwide, Media 8 Entertainment, Thousand Words, Trigger Street Productions, Paramount Classics