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The Central Park Five
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The Central Park Five

2012-05-24 · 119 min · ★ 7.0

Documentary

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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Directors
Sarah Burns, Ken Burns, David McMahon
Production companies
WETA, Florentine Films
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 273,747

Top Cast

Antron McCrayAntron McCraySelf (voice)
Kevin RichardsonKevin RichardsonSelf
Yusef SalaamYusef SalaamSelf
Raymond SantanaRaymond SantanaSelf
Kharey WiseKharey WiseSelf
Matias ReyesMatias ReyesSelf (archive footage)
Jim DwyerJim DwyerSelf - New York Times
Angela BlackAngela BlackSelf - Kevin's Sister
Ed KochEd KochSelf
Craig Steven WilderSelf - Historian
LynNell HancockSelf - Journalist
Calvin O. Butts IIISelf - Reverend
Raymond Santana Sr.Self - Raymond's Father
Michael WarrenSelf - Lawyer
Natalie ByfieldSelf - Daily News
Saul KassinSelf - Social Psychologist
Michael JosephSelf - Defense Lawyer
David DinkinsDavid DinkinsSelf - Former Mayor, New York
Ronald GoldSelf - Juror #5
Humberto ArroyoSelf (archive footage)

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