Return to Sender (2004)

While fighting for a woman who sits on death row, a lawyer happens upon new information which brings into question the motives of a man associated with her client.

Director:

Bille August

Writers:

Neal Purvis, Robert Wade

Stars:

Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Connie Nielsen	...	Charlotte Cory
Aidan Quinn	...	Frank Nitzche
Kelly Preston	...	Susan Kennan
Tim Daly	...	Martin North (as Timothy Daly)
Mark Ryan	...	Mark Schlesser
Mark Holton	...	Joe Charbonic
Sara-Marie Maltha	...	Stella / Julie
Bill Thomas	...	Gubby
Randy Colton	...	Joe Hammond
Robin Brooks Sullivan	...	Mary Hammond (as Robin Brooks-Sullivan)
Madison Mueller	...	Kirstie
Eric Starkey	...	Hammond's Brother
Montana Sullivan	...	Hammond's Son
Brian Shoop	...	District Attorney
Michael Phillip Simpson	...	Johnny Decker (as Michael P. Simpson)

Storyline

Charlotte Cory is a young woman convict on Death Row who has built up a friendship with Frank Nitzche through mail correspondence, whilst her attorney desperately tries to appeal the verdict before Charlotte's time runs out. With only days to spare Frank realizes that he has fallen in love with Charlotte and discovers that there is much more to the tragic circumstances of her imprisonment than he first thought - her life is now in his hands. Frank races to solve the puzzle that will reveal the truth, and tell the secrets that both he and Charlotte have been concealing, before it's too late.

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Plot Keywords:

blind person | death row | attorney | sex through bars | sex scene | 

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Taglines:

How can you save someone, who won't save herself?

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language, some sexuality and violent images

Did You Know?

Goofs

The right brake light in Frank's Mustang alternates between working and not working throughout the film.

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Connections

Referenced in About 'Return to Sender' (2006)

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Soundtracks

Shadows
Music by Hannibal Horn
Lyrics by Hannibal horn and Mathilde Lunderskov
Performed by Barbados Swing

User Reviews

A powerful film!

Iv'e never heard of this film until today when I saw it on a recommendations section on Amazon Prime. "Convicted"/"Return to Sender" is a powerful film, it does however look like a TV Movie, I don't know if it's because maybe it was low-budget or if it's because of the setting and scenery, but regardless this film has very good performances, however this movie IS slow-paced. The story line is powerful, as a Brit I love the southern accents, the plot is kept ambiguous until the end, I'm usually good at spotting predictable movie plots - but I honestly didn't know where they were going with this film until the plot-twist reveal.

Due to the sensitive story line, this flick is only worth watching once, it is not rewatchable at all. If you haven't seen this and if you like dramas, I recommend it.

Details

Country:

Denmark USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 June 2005 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Convicted

Filming Locations:

Copenhagen, Denmark

Box Office

Budget:

$7,600,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$326,563

Company Credits

Production Co:

Audley Films LLP, Moviefan Scandinavia A/S, Number 9 Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

109 min 100 min (TV)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color