Conviction Movie Review 2002

Philadelphia-born Carl Upchurch (Epps) drops out of school at nine and into a life of crime that leads to various prison sentences. A man with a violent temper, he's no one to mess with but he also wants more from his life. This leads to his mentoring by Quaker prison instructor Martha (Delany) and Carl's goal to save other inner-city youth from a life of violence and imprisonment. Based on Upchurch's autobiography.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 100 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

True Stories, Men in Prison, African America

Screenplay

Jon Huffman, Carl Upchurch

Cast

Omar Epps, Dana Delany, Charles S. Dutton, Treach, Bentley Mitchum

Cinematography

Miroslaw Baszak

Director

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Music

Jeff Beal