Overview
The film follows criminal justice reform advocate Kemba Smith, a woman charged as a co-conspirator to her college boyfriend's drug-trafficking crimes and sentenced to 24.5 years in federal prison with no opportunity for parole.
Fun facts
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Based on
Based on a true story
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Christine SwansonWriter
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- November 18, 2023
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Streaming on
In the United States
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Cast
Nesta CooperKemba Smith
Sean Patrick ThomasGus Smith
Michelle HurdOdessa Smith
Cameron DyePresident Clinton
Andrea LaingNewscaster
Siddiq SaundersonKhalif
Kelsey ScottMichelle
Ethan McDowellMatthew
Stephen RuffinJamal
Jon LevineGuard
Elvire EmanuelleLisa
June CarrylElaine Jones
Ron Clinton SmithFederal Marshall Smith
Curt BonnemSamuel
Joey AuzenneBobby
Pat DortchGeorge Kendall
Joe MorelliVisiting Room Guard
Tom ThonJudge Kellam- Henry Bazemore Jr.Reginald
- Shanita WilburnDanbury Inmate
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