The Advocate

Feb 28, 2013 | IMDB 3.2

89 min Watch Now

Thriller, Crime, Mystery

A grieving defense attorney gets caught in a twisted game of who-done-it when he takes on the case of a beautiful socialite who is accused of murder.

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Sachin Mehta, Kristina Klebe, Steffinnie Phrommany, Michael Raynor, Marc Cardiff, Dalia Phillips, Ron Melendez, Matthew Temple, Kathleen Gati, Carolyn Stotesbery

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