Brian Banks is a movie directed by Tom Shadyac in 2018 and inspired by the book What Set Me Free: A True Story of Wrongful Conviction, a Dream Deferred, and a Man Redeemed by Brian Banks, first published in 2019. The movie features Aldis Hodge, Greg Kinnear, Sherri Shepherd, Melanie Liburd, Dorian Missick, Morgan Freeman, and others.
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Storyline
Brian Banks’ awe-inspiring real-life account chronicles the journey of an All-American high school football sensation who has committed to USC but has his life turned upside down after being unjustly convicted of a crime he did not commit. Despite no evidence against him, Banks is subjected to a flawed justice system and handed a ten-year sentence of imprisonment and probation.
Movie vs Book
Year
2018
Minutes
99
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
2019
Pages
320
Book Rate
9.04
S: Goodreads
Book
What Set Me Free
Subtitle: A True Story of Wrongful Conviction, a Dream Deferred, and a Man Redeemed
Author: Brian Banks
Country: USA
First published in: 2019
Length: 320 pages
Genre: Biography
User polls & recommendations
“When I see a 700-page novel, my first thought is, 'Ooh, how could you cut this down to size and make a movie out of it?'”
BRIAN HELGELAND (Screenwriter)
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