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A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. After having spent between 6 and 13 years each in prison, a serial rapist confessed to the crime.
- DIRECTORS
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- Ken Burns
- Sarah Burns
- WRITERS
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- Ken Burns
- Sarah Burns
- STUDIOS
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- Florentine Films
- WETA
- CAST
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Antron McCray as Himself - Wrongfully Convicted (voice) -
Kevin Richardson as Himself - Wrongfully Convicted -
Yusef Salaam as Himself - Wrongfully Convicted -
Raymond Santana as Himself - Wrongfully Convicted -
Kharey Wise as Himself - Wrongfully Convicted (as Korey Wise) -
Matias Reyes as Himself - Confessed Rapist (archive footage) (archive sound)
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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, THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE tells 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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