2012
7.0 (111 votes)
1h 59m
Official Website
Genres
Documentary
Production Companies
WETA
Florentine Films
Florentine Films
The Central Park Five
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Screenplay: Ken Burns, Sarah Burns
Director: Sarah Burns, Ken Burns, David McMahon
Writer: David McMahon
Top Cast
Videos
THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE - Official Trailer
