Alleged

A romantic drama based on events occurring behind the scenes and outside the courtroom of the famous Scopes "Monkey Trial" of 1925. Charles Anderson is a talented young reporter who feels trapped living in a tiny town in steep decline. Using the Monkey Trial as an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break into the journalistic big leagues, Charles becomes the eager protégé of Baltimore Sun editor H.L Mencken, America's most colorful and influential columnist.