Silver Spring, MD —Akin to Mystic River as a dark drama full of moral ambiguity, The Guilty debuts on DVD from Acorn Media on January 4, 2011. Tightly plotted and crackling with suspense, The Guilty features fan-favorite actor Michael Kitchen (Foyle’s War) as a lawyer willing to do anything to protect his reputation. This provocative psychological drama, which aired on public television in the 1990s and was finalist at the Houston International Film Festival, also stars Caroline Catz (Doc Martin, Murder in Suburbia) in one of her earliest roles (www.AcornOnline.com, $39.99, 201 minutes).

London attorney Steven Vey (Michael Kitchen) has a brilliant career, a beautiful wife, and money to burn. To top it off, he’s about to be named Britain’s youngest-ever judge. But one night, a celebration with his pretty secretary, Nicky (Caroline Catz), goes too far. He calls it a drunken indiscretion; she calls it rape.

Meanwhile, Birmingham punk Eddy Doyle (Sean Gallagher, Coronation Street) is fresh out of prison with no prospects. After learning that the stuffy vicar who raised him isn’t his real dad, Eddie goes in search of his father. When they meet, Doyle is lured into a conspiracy with horrific results.

Lives intertwine and tension builds to a "nail-biting finale" (The Sunday Times) in this provocative psychological thriller from the makers of Chancer, starring Clive Owen. Everyone is guilty of something—and justice isn’t always served.

Street: January 4, 2011
DVD 2-Disc Set: Approx. 201 min. - SDH subtitles
Contains violence and brief nudity M
SRP: $39.99

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