The United States of Leland

The United States of Leland is a movie starring Ryan Gosling, Don Cheadle, and Kevin Spacey. A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in...
A withdrawn young man, Leland Fitzgerald is imprisoned for the murder of a mentally disabled boy, who also happened to be the brother of his girlfriend, Becky. As the community struggles to deal with the killing, Pearl Madison, a teacher at the prison, decides to write about Leland's case. Meanwhile, others affected by the murder, including Becky and her sister, Julie, must contend with their own problems.