A couple struggles to survive jail separation. Digital HD Year 2012 Theatrical Release 2012-10-12 Video Release 2015-01-13 Studio Lionsgate Genre Drama MPAA Rating R CARA some language Color Color Runtime 97 Animated Live-Action Full Synopsis As Ruby Emayatzy Corinealdi rides a bus through the inner city streets, she wills herself to push away memories that crowd her. Four years earlier, she was a vibrant medical student married to the love of her life, Derek Omari Hardwick . Now, she makes her way to the maximum security prison on the outskirts of town. This is where her love now resides. Behind coiled razor wire and forty foot concrete walls. As the couple stares into the hallow end of an eight-year prison sentence, Ruby must learn to live another life, one marked by shame and separation. But through a chance encounter with hard-working bus driver Brian David Oyelowo and a stunning betrayal that shakes her to the core, she is soon propelled in new and often frightening directions of self-discovery. As we chronicle her turbulent yet transformative journey, we witness the emergence of a broken woman made whole. Director Ava DuVernay Cast Ava DuVernay; David Oyelowo; Emayatzy Corinealdi; Omari Hardwick; Sharon Lawrence; Maya Gilbert; Dondre Whitfield; Sancho Martin; Lorraine Toussaint; Edwina Findley; Bruce Katzman