The Central Park Five (2012)
In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. They spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, this is the story of that horrific crime, the rush to judgment by the police, a media clamoring for sensational stories and an outraged public, and the five lives upended by this miscarriage of justice.
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Writing:
Stars:
- Ken Burns
- Sarah Burns
- David McMahon
Writing:
- Ken Burns
- Sarah Burns
- David McMahon
Stars:
Release Date: 2012-05-24
7/10
- Country: US
- Language: English
- Runtime: 119
- Revenue: $273,747