Based on real events, from the life of Andrea Casamento. Andrea's life, a middle-class woman, changes drastically when her 18 year-old son ends up in jail falsely accused for a misdemeanor he did not commit. Now she must dedicate his days to freeing him from jail. To release him, she has to face the bureaucracy of the judicial system, prisoner abuse, but above all her own preju...
Stacey survives a childhood of abuse and fear, only to face a shocking twist when her brother, Rickie, tells her that he killed their parents. She soon faces further betrayal and legal trouble when Rickie claims that she helped him commit the crimes.
“Beneath the Grass” is set in 2008, capturing both the economic recession and the “Yes We Can” summer, and follows a single Latina mother whose illegal marijuana business is jeopardized when her young son befriends the new neighbors, a young white boy and his police officer grandfather.