Dir.: Robert "Ordinary People" Redford Characters/Actors: Captain Frederick Aiken (James "The Last King of Scotland" Mcavoy, Mary Surrett (Robin "Forrest Gump" Penn), Tom "Batman Begins" Wilkinson, Edwin Stanton (Kevin "A Fish Called Wanda" Kline), Colm "Star Trek: The Next Generation" Meaney, Evan "Across The Universe" Rachel Wood, Justin "Accepted" Long, etc.
During the American Civil War Union Army war hero Frederick Aiken (James Mcavoy) resigns from the military and becomes a civilian lawyer. In one of his first cases he reluctantly defends a Southern devout Catholic widow and owner of a rooming house (Robin Wright) who as the mother of a collaborator in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the attempted assassination of two other prominent people is likewise charged as a conspirator. Throughout the trial she proclaims her innocence, but in spite of being a civilian she is in a Kangaroo Court military tribunal where her guilt is pretty much assured. Aiken makes many enemies when he zealously defends the unfortunate woman. An excellent film with a great cast.
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