The Conspirator (2011)

In the shadowy aftermath of President Lincoln's assassination, eight individuals find themselves ensnared in a web of accusation - seven men and one woman, Mary Surratt. At the heart of this web, the 42-year-old Surratt is a boarding house proprietress, her establishment a clandestine meeting place for John Wilkes Booth and his co-conspirators. As the nation recoils in anger and grief, they plan their simultaneous strikes against the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary of State. As the capital city of Washington convulses in the throes of post-Civil War tension, a young, battle-hardened Union hero, Frederick Aiken, steps into the role of an attorney. Aiken, a mere 28 years old, finds himself reluctantly agreeing to defend the much-reviled Surratt before a stern military tribunal. As he delves deeper into the case, the line between villain and victim gets blurred, and Aiken begins to suspect that his client may not be the guilty party. "The Conspirator" unravels an intricate narrative of intrigue and injustice, revealing how Surratt, the only woman implicated in this notorious plot, becomes a pawn in a greater game. With the relentless pursuit of the only conspirator who managed to evade capture—Surratt's own son, the government uses her as bait. With the nation against her, Surratt must place her faith in her hesitant lawyer, who finds himself racing against time to uncover the truth and save her life. This true story of Mary Surratt's ordeal is a riveting saga of deceit and deliverance, a stark exploration of a nation’s brewing crisis, and a young lawyer's struggle for justice in a time of tumult.

The Conspirator is a crime movie featuring James McAvoy and directed by Robert Redford.

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