A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.
Elenco: Don Cheadle , Ryan Gosling , Chris Klein , Kevin Spacey , Jena Malone , Lena Olin , Michelle Williams , Martin Donovan , Ann Magnuson , Kerry Washington , Sherilyn Fenn , Matt Malloy , Wesley Jonathan , Michael Peña , Michael Welch , Ron Canada , Troy Winbush , Nick Kokich , Yolonda Ross , Leyna Nguyen , Jim Haynie , Randall Bosley , Jody Wood , Robert Peters , Kathleen S. Dunn , Tony McEwing , Lawrence Lowe , Charles Hess , Kimberly Scott , Angela Paton , Ryan Malgarini , Maria Arcé , Dell Yount , Clyde Kusatsu , Melanie Lora , Rene Rivera , Alec Medlock , Jim Metzler , Michael McCleery , David Barrera , Sheeri Rappaport , Kevin Patrick Kelly , Evan Helmuth , Ty Hodges .