Return to Sender

2004 109 min R Drama

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

A defense attorney chasing a last-second appeal uncovers ties between his client’s crime and a shadowy ex-lover. Concrete evidence flips the script on guilt and revenge. The whole affair plays out like a sun-bleached Southern Gothic.

Directed by Bille August · Written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade

Starring Connie Nielsen, Aidan Quinn, Kelly Preston, Tim Daly, Mark Ryan, Mark Holton

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