American Violet [Blu-ray]

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

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. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: A
• Number of Discs: 1
• Audio: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 (Cinemascope)
• Features:
  • Director's audio commentary
  • Telluride film festival interviews
  • Theatrical trailer

AWARDS

• Palm Beach International Film Festival

•     Film Presented - 2009

• SXSW

•     Film Presented - 2009

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Nicole Beharie - Dee Roberts
       Tim Blake Nelson - David Cohen
       Will Patton - Sam Conroy
       Michael O'Keefe - Calvin Beckett
       Xzibit - Darrell Hughes
       Charles S. Dutton - Reverend Sanders
       Alfre Woodard - Alma Roberts
       Malcolm Barrett - Byron Hill
       Tim Ware - Mark Shelby
       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

• Director:

  Tim Disney

• Producer:

  Bill Haney

• Screenwriter:

  Bill Haney

• Cinematographer:

  Steve Yedlin

• Composer (Music Score):

  Teddy Castellucci

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Jennifer Nash

• Editor:

  Curtiss Clayton, Nancy Richardson, Terilyn A. Shropshire

• Production Designer:

  Monroe Kelly

• Associate Producer:

  Debra Longo, Miriam Marcus, Elizabeth O'Keefe

• Executive Producer:

  Peter Newman

• Set Decorator:

  Leonard Spears

• Costume Designer:

  Caroline Eselin-Schaeffer

• Sound/Sound Designer:

  Steve Aaron, Jay Nierenberg

• Casting:

  Susan Shopmaker

• Line Producer:

  Mark Donadio

• Co-Executive Producer:

  Sean Reilly

• Second Assistant Director:

  Sam Epstein

• Co-Executive Producer:

  Jennifer Eplett, Tom R. Camp