It’s 1969, and Jack Jansen (Zac Efron) is at a crossroads in his life. He’s dropped out of college, and moved back to his childhood home in Florida, where his dad runs the local paper, The Moat County Times.
When his brother, Ward (Matthew McConaughey), an esteemed reporter for The Miami Times, arrives in town with his writing partner, Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo), to investigate the trial of Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack), Ward asks Jack to be their driver, since he knows the area like the back of his hand.
Ward and Yardley are investigating Van Wetter as Charlotte Bless (Nicole Kidman) is convinced he was wrongly convicted. She hopes these ace reporters can prove Van Wetter’s innocence and get him off death row.
But can they get to the truth and will their objectivity remain intact as they spend more and more time with Charlotte?
