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She didn't need to prove her innocence. A jury would have to consider whether the evidence presented proved her guilt 'beyond reasonable doubt'. Frighteningly in real life this would depend on the relative merits of defence and prosecution lawyers and the make-up of the jury.

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When his wife Lara (Elizabeth Banks) is convicted of murdering her boss and sentenced to life in prison, community college teacher John Brennan (Russell Crowe) exhausts all possible avenues of appeal. The only solution left is to break her out of prison. He consults Damon Pennington (Liam Neeson), a former prison escapee turned author, who warns him that he'll need fake IDs and passports, an escape plan, a destination that doesn't extradite, and lots of money. But that's just the easy part. The hard part is not getting caught.

The Next Three Days is a remake of the 2008 French film Anything for Her (2008), which was written by Guillaime Lemans and Fred Cavayé (who also directed the movie). The screenplay for the remake was adapted by Canadian film-maker Paul Haggis, who also produced and directed The Next Three Days.

In the film, John develops his criminal skills by searching the internet for information. One thing he finds is a YouTube video that shows how to make a bump key for breaking into key-locked areas. Yes, there really is such a thing as a bump key.

It might, but Lara never got the insulin. Dr Lifson (Trudie Styler) takes a look at her blood work and notices the elevated glucose, so she orders Lara to be transported to University Hospital and says that she'll meet them there. During transport, Lara is given only oxygen, and John is following right behind her ambulance. When Lifson arrives at the hospital, the desk nurse says they started an IV with 20 units of insulin. However, when John breaks into her treatment room, the nurses are just starting to set up the IV, so Lara never received it.