The Central Park Five
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Ken Burns
Ed Koch
Kevin Richardson
Yusef Salaam
David Dinkins
Korey Wise
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In 1989, five black and Latino teenagers from Harlem were arrested and later convicted of brutally beating and raping a white woman in New York City's Central Park. New York Mayor Ed Koch called it the "crime of the century," and it remains to date one of the biggest media stories of our time. The five each spent between six and 13 years in prison before a shocking confession from a serial rapist and DNA evidence proved their innocence. Set against a backdrop of a decaying city beset by violence and racial tension, the film tells the story of how five lives were upended by the rush to judgment by police, a sensationalist media and a devastating miscarriage of justice.
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Limited Release in United States November 23, 2012
Released in United States 2012
Limited Release in United States November 23, 2012
Released in United States 2012 (Shows)
Released in United States 2012 (Special Presentation)
Released in United States 2012 (Special Screenings)
