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Dec 5, 2012 · The word reminds many of a notorious incident in 1989 when five black and Latino teenagers were arrested and convicted for the brutal assault and rape of a 28-year-old white woman while she was jogging in Central Park. She lingered near death in a coma for days before finally beginning to recover.
- West of Memphis
Three young men spent 18 years in prison, one under a death...
- David McMahon
"The Central Park Five": A Review by Briana A. Williams The...
- West of Memphis
Nov 23, 2012 · 92% Tomatometer 75 Reviews 86% Audience Score 5,000+ Ratings Filmmakers Ken Burns, Sarah Burns and David McMahon examine a 1989 case of five teenagers who were wrongfully convicted of raping a ...
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- Florentine Films
- Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David Mcmahon
- Documentary, Crime, Drama, History
Nov 19, 2012 · The movie casts a judgmental eye at the New York City Police Department and the city’s prosecutorial system that led five Harlem teenagers to spend their young adulthood behind bars for a crime...
The Central Park Five dissects the political and social tension that turned an already shocking series of events into one of the most racially charged moments in New York City history.
Nov 21, 2012 · A film review on Thursday about the documentary “The Central Park Five,” which looks at the case of five teenagers who were convicted of attacking a jogger in Central Park in 1989 and later...
- Ken Burns, Sarah Burns, David Mcmahon
- Manohla Dargis
- 119 min
Apr 25, 2014 · 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.
Jun 18, 2013 · Co-directors Ken Burns (yes, him), Sarah Burns (his daughter), and David McMahon (his son-in-law) build upon the already spectacular research of Sarah’s 2011 book, The Central Park Five. The documentary’s balance between extensive period footage and remarkably intimate present-day interviews (McCray declined to appear, but he did ...
