There is such a woman.
He is not highly educated, but he has lofty ambitions and vows to be admitted to the court as a lawyer to seek justice for the wronged "criminals".
In order to become a lawyer, she gave up the most precious growth process of her family and husband's divorce and absent children.
The incomprehensible bystander asked her: Do you regret it?
The woman shook her head and didn't speak, but the determined look in her eyes had already told everyone what her answer was.
In addition to her determined emotions, the woman's eyes were always full of pain. Even after 18 years, she still wants to figure out: Why doesn't the law take the side of the truth, why does the upper class always have the right to oppress the little people at the bottom to death?
Her story was portrayed in the movie called "Conviction", and almost all the audience sighed after watching it.
Time: 1980, a small town in the United States.
Incident: There was a terrible homicide in the town, with as many as 30 wounds on the body and brutal stab wounds on the back, chest and head.
The police quickly arrived at the scene to investigate, and determined that the murderer was Kenny, who had a long criminal record in the town.
Kenny feels very wronged about this: he has an alibi, the crime is far from the scene of the crime, and there is not enough time to kill people.
But the police did not listen to Kenny's explanation at all, and said strongly: Because you have a lot of criminal records before, it is reasonable to assume that you have committed a crime this time. You must pay the price for your wrongdoings and repent in prison.
The film opens less than half an hour ago, and in such a plot similar to "planting stolen goods", the chaos of the judicial process and the wanton behavior of the powerful people are really amazing to the audience.
The woman who "vowed to be admitted to the bar" mentioned earlier is Kenny's sister Betty, played by Academy Award actress Hilary Swank. At a time when everyone thinks Kenny is the murderer, Betty gives her brother Kenny full trust and vows to become a lawyer to get justice for her brother.
I have to say that Hillary Swank's acting skills are really amazing. From the dazedness after learning that his brother was wronged to the joy of finally being admitted to the lawyer for 18 years, every little expression was mastered just right, allowing the audience to empathize with the emotions of the character.
The role of his brother Bakken was played by Berlin Film Festival film emperor Sam Rockwell. Representative works include "Moon", "Stickman", "Seven Neuropathies", etc., and is one of the actors with the best acting skills in the eyes of the audience.
The film emperor film queen played on the same stage, which is enough to surprise the audience. But the director of "Conviction" still felt that it was not enough, and on the basis of the film queen, he invited Melissa Rio, who had won the Oscar for best supporting actress, to play the most hated policewoman in the story.
The protagonist and the most important side characters are all played by the immortal acting school actors, and it is difficult to expect it.
Beginning with Betty's decision to apply for a lawyer, the story of "Conviction" officially entered a climax. It is to fight for family affection, but also for justice.
Betty was 30 years old when she was studying law, and betty's marriage broke down because she spent too much time on the matter. Without any source of funds, she can only study during the day and work in bars at night to earn money. I can't wait to break 24 hours into 48 hours, which is very hard.
In Betty's efforts, the audience is able to see the greatness of a kind of affection, which is starkly contrasted with the group of police judges in the story who "know that Kenny is not guilty but still convict him": the former is good, the latter is evil.
After much effort, Betty finally found DNA evidence that proves that her brother is not the murderer. Relevant government officials are reluctant to publish the truth and hide the DNA test results for their own private interests.
The height of the film was raised in an instant, from "rehabilitating my brother" to "fighting against the injustice of the legal system".
Quietly tell everyone: this story is based on real people and real events. In real life, Betty successfully rescued her brother from prison and received $3.4 million in compensation from the government, watching the brothers and sisters' lives get better and better, but the brother died in an accident. At the time of his death, his brother had only been released from prison for 6 months. That is to say: Betty's 18 years of hard work only paid for 6 months of her brother's freedom, which made the audience sigh.
Compared with the real events, the movie "Conviction" has done some beautification to this story, leaving aside some depressing plots, and letting the story stay on the persistence and bravery of "the sister desperately wants to get justice for her brother", thus giving the audience a sense of healing.
The final ending is a little spoiler-free, and everyone can go to the story to find the answer. A little pat on the chest to ensure: everyone will not be disappointed!