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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kharey Wise, Matias Reyes
Crew: Ken Burns (Screenplay), Sarah Burns (Director), Sarah Burns (Screenplay), Ken Burns (Director), David McMahon (Writer), David McMahon (Director)
Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studio: WETA, Florentine Films
Runtime: 119 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: May 24, 2012
IMDb: 4