Synopsis
A reporter returns to his Florida hometown to investigate a case involving a death row inmate.
Movie Information
- Director
- Lee Daniels
- Writers
- Lee Daniels, Peter Dexter
- Release Year
- 2012
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Genre
- Thriller, Drama, Mystery
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (820 votes)
Top Cast
Zac Efron
Jack Jansen
Ward Jansen
Nicole Kidman
Charlotte Bless
David Oyelowo
Yardley Acheman
Macy Gray
Anita / Narrator
John Cusack
Hillary Van Wetter
Scott Glenn
W.W. Jansen
Ned Bellamy
Tyree van Wetter
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