Synopsis:
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.
Directed by: | Ken Burns & Sarah Burns & David McMahon |
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Written by: | Ken Burns & Sarah Burns & David McMahon |
Release date: | 2012-05-24 |
Runtime: | 119 minutes |
Cast:
Antron McCray
Self (voice)
Self (voice)
Kevin Richardson
Self
Self
Yusef Salaam
Self
Self
Raymond Santana
Self
Self
Kharey Wise
Self
Self
Matias Reyes
Self (archive footage)
Self (archive footage)
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Also known as:
- Los cinco de Central Park
- Пятеро из Центрального парка