the knights of mary phagan

atlanta, georgia is rocked when thirteen-year-old mary phagan is found murdered inside the pencil factory where she worked. leo frank, the factory's jewish owner, is convicted and sentenced to hang. the town's hunger for justice, fueled by racism and the fever of the trial, forces the governor to re-examine the verdict. as frank's wife fights for his freedom, others attempt to take the law into their own hands. based on true events.