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.

Antron McCray
Self (voice)

Kevin Richardson
Self
Yusef Salaam
Self

Raymond Santana
Self

Kharey Wise
Self
Matias Reyes
Self (archive footage)

Jim Dwyer
Self - New York Times
Angela Black
Self - Kevin's Sister
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Release Date
May 24, 2012
Runtime
1h 59m
Rating
NR
Genres
Documentary
Director