Basada en hechos reales ocurridos en Alabama en 1931. El abogado Samuel Leibowitz se hace cargo de la defensa de nueve chicos negros que son injustamente acusados y declarados culpables de violar a dos mujeres blancas. Durante el juicio quedan al descubierto numerosas irregularidades.
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