The Central Park Five (2012)

Name: The Central Park Five
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2012
Duration: 119 min
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Antron McCray, Kevin Richardson, Yusef Salaam, Raymond Santana, Kharey Wise

1h 59m United States of America

Documentary

Plot

In 1989, five teenagers of color from Harlem were wrongfully arrested and convicted for the rape of a white woman in Central Park. Their sentences ranged from six to thirteen years, until a serial rapist's confession revealed he was the sole perpetrator, eventually exonerating them. The narrative explores a city grappling with decay, violence, and racial unrest, highlighting the hasty conclusions drawn by law enforcement, sensationalist media coverage, and public outrage, all of which dramatically altered the lives of these five individuals caught in a grave miscarriage of justice.

Cast

Antron McCray Kevin Richardson Yusef Salaam Raymond Santana Kharey Wise Matias Reyes Jim Dwyer Angela Black Ed Koch Craig Steven Wilder LynNell Hancock Calvin O. Butts III Raymond Santana Sr. Michael Warren Natalie Byfield