American Violet [Blu-ray]

Director: Tim Disney

Overview

Nicole Beharie, Tim Blake Nelson, Will Patton, and Xzibit headline this fact-based drama about an innocent Texas mother caught up in a high-profile drug raid, and unjustly accused due to the uncorroborated testimony of a single informant. Dee Roberts (Beharie) is a young single mother of four living in a small Texas town. Arrested during a drug raid and accused of a crime she didn't commit, Dee goes against the wishes of her mother, Alma (Alfre Woodard), and rejects the plea-bargain that would free her from jail, but brand her as a felon for life. As word begins to spread that similar incidents are occurring in poor communities all across the country, Dee realizes that there are more mothers out there like her, and decides to take a stand against powerful district attorney Calvin Beckett (Michael O'Keefe). Now, despite being well aware of District Attorney Beckett's fierce reputation, Dee enlists the aid of ACLU attorney David Cohen (Nelson) and former narcotics officer Sam Conroy (Patton) in overcoming the seemingly insurmountable obstacles that, if not navigated with the greatest of caution, now threaten to destroy her life. With the custody of her children on the line, one brave mother wages a valiant battle to strike at the very heart of the corrupt Texas justice system.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2009
UPC:	0014381333657
Original Release:	2008
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Image Entertainment
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:43:00
Sales rank:	27,414

Special Features

Director's audio commentary; Telluride film festival interviews; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Nicole Beharie	Dee Roberts
Alfre Woodard	Alma Roberts
Michael O'Keefe	Calvin Beckett
Tim Blake Nelson	David Cohen
Will Patton	Sam Conroy
Xzibit	Darrell Hughes
Charles Dutton	Reverend Sanders
Tim Ware	Mark Shelby
Malcolm Barrett	Byron Hill
Paul David Story	David Higgins
David Warshofsky	Robert Foster
Lucinda Jenney	Leona Conroy
Karimah Westbrook	Claudia Johnson
Paul Guilfoyle	Judge Belmont
Pamela Tyson	Gladys Williams
Scott A. Martin	Jerry Arnold
Jackson Beals	Officer Carter
Michael Beasley	Tony Flair
Samantha Beaulieu	Mrs. Lloyd
Tody Bernard	Judge Pryor
Jeanne Bourgeois	Reporter #1
Kesha Bullard	Angry Woman
J. Omar Castro	Cisco
John Will Clay	Franklin
Teddy Castellucci	Composer

Technical Credits

Bill Haney

Bill Haney	Screenwriter,Producer
Peter Newman	Executive Producer
Susan Shopmaker	Casting
Steve Aaron	Sound/Sound Designer
Jay Nierenberg	Sound/Sound Designer