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    The Central Park Five

    • 20122012
    • Not RatedNot Rated
    • 1h 59min
    IMDb RATING
    7.7/10
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    The Central Park Five (2012)
    A documentary that examines the 1989 case of five black and Latino teenagers who were convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park.
    Trailer2:27
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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... Read allA 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.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.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.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
      • Ken Burns
      • Sarah Burns
      • David McMahon
    • Writers
      • Ken Burns
      • Sarah Burns
      • David McMahon
    • Stars
      • Antron McCray(voice)
      • Kevin Richardson
      • Kharey Wise
    Top credits
    • Directors
      • Ken Burns
      • Sarah Burns
      • David McMahon
    • Writers
      • Ken Burns
      • Sarah Burns
      • David McMahon
    • Stars
      • Antron McCray(voice)
      • Kevin Richardson
      • Kharey Wise
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    • 36User reviews
    • 81Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 17 nominations

    Videos2

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    Trailer 2:27
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    The Central Park Five
    Trailer 2:26
    The Central Park Five

    Photos17

    Antron McCray in The Central Park Five (2012)
    Kharey Wise in The Central Park Five (2012)
    Yusef Salaam in The Central Park Five (2012)
    Ken Burns at an event for The Central Park Five (2012)
    Sarah Burns at an event for The Central Park Five (2012)
    Raymond Santana at an event for The Central Park Five (2012)
    Raymond Santana at an event for The Central Park Five (2012)
    Ken Burns at an event for The Central Park Five (2012)
    Ken Burns, David McMahon, and Sarah Burns at an event for The Central Park Five (2012)
    Ken Burns, David McMahon, and Sarah Burns at an event for The Central Park Five (2012)
    Ken Burns at an event for The Central Park Five (2012)
    David McMahon at an event for The Central Park Five (2012)

    Top cast

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    Antron McCray
    Antron McCray
    • Self - Wrongfully Convictedas Self - Wrongfully Convicted
    • (voice)
    Kevin Richardson
    • Self - Wrongfully Convictedas Self - Wrongfully Convicted
    Kharey Wise
    Kharey Wise
    • Self - Wrongfully Convictedas Self - Wrongfully Convicted
    Raymond Santana
    Raymond Santana
    • Self - Wrongfully Convictedas Self - Wrongfully Convicted
    Yusef Salaam
    Yusef Salaam
    • Self - Wrongfully Convictedas Self - Wrongfully Convicted
    Matias Reyes
    • Self - Confessed Rapistas Self - Confessed Rapist
    • (archive footage)
    • (archive sound)
    Jim Dwyer
    Jim Dwyer
    • Self - New York Timesas Self - New York Times
    Angela Black
    • Self - Kevin's Sisteras Self - Kevin's Sister
    Ed Koch
    Ed Koch
    • Self - Former Mayor, New Yorkas Self - Former Mayor, New York
    Craig Steven Wilder
    • Self - Historianas Self - Historian
    LynNell Hancock
    • Self - Journalistas Self - Journalist
    Calvin O. Butts III
    Calvin O. Butts III
    • Self - Reverendas Self - Reverend
    • (as Rev. Calvin Butts)
    Raymond Santana Sr.
    • Self - Raymond's Fatheras Self - Raymond's Father
    Michael Warren
    • Self - Lawyeras Self - Lawyer
    Natalie Byfield
    • Self - Daily Newsas Self - Daily News
    Saul Kassin
    • Self - Social Psychologistas Self - Social Psychologist
    Michael Joseph
    • Self - Defense Lawyeras Self - Defense Lawyer
    David Dinkins
    David Dinkins
    • Self - Former Mayor, New Yorkas Self - Former Mayor, New York
    • Directors
      • Ken Burns
      • Sarah Burns
      • David McMahon
    • Writers
      • Ken Burns
      • Sarah Burns
      • David McMahon
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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. —CP5
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    • Genres
      • Documentary
      • Crime
      • History
    • Certificate
      • Not Rated
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    • Quotes

      Jim Dwyer - New York Times: What ever you do in life, you make mistakes, and you either face your mistakes, or you don't. I don't think the Press faced it's mistakes. I don't think the Police Department faced the truth in what had happened, because the truth of what had happened is almost unbearable. By prosecuting the wrong people in the central park rape case, Matais Reyes continued to hurt, maim and kill. And They could have had him, but they got stuck with a mistake, and they are still invested in that mistake.

    • Connections
      Featured in Ken Burns: America's Storyteller (2017)
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      Written by KRS-One

      Published by Universal Music - Z Tunes LLC

      Performed by Boogie Down Productions

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    User reviews36

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    Top review
    8/10
    Human honesty, Simplistic Analysis
    Korey,Ray Santana (and Ray's father) and the other Five are the stars of this documentary really. Their humanity and suffering is etched in their faces. The story of five innocent boys (14-16) railroaded into confessing to a crime they didn't commit by police and prosecutors that just wanted feathers in their cap must touch the heart of any parent of a teenage boy. That they are ever exonerated comes as a miracle--and has nothing to do with the justice system. Ray's father says it is literally the hand of God, and honestly, this is one of those things that makes you wonder! The best thing about the movie is the men themselves. The trouble is that for Mr. Burns it is all about the racial fault line between black and white. Does he think we don't have any dividing lines up here in NH? Has he noticed the trailer parks hidden behind pine trees? All white people, definitely divided. I lived in NYC in 1990, and there was another headline blaring then about a white mob killing an innocent black man. The prosecutors in that case were also falling all over themselves making political hay. A person reading the headlines in both cases (Bensonhurst and Central Park 5) would have their blood boiling within 3 seconds. Meanwhile, more and more people in NYC spoke Spanish, Hindi, Chinese. We actually all took the subways together and were often courteous to one another, trapped like sardines, while holding our tabloids which screamed headlines that suggested, "stick to your own kind." It was less and less about black and white, but the tabloids never got that, and Mr. Burns doesn't either. He's sort of a reverse tabloid. But Korey and Ray and Antron and Kevin and Yussef are extraordinary people, and I thank Mr. Burns and his daughter Sara for permitting us to know their story. And this is more complicated than anything Mr. Burns has made before, so everyone should see it.
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    • Apr 7, 2013

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    • Release date
      • April 25, 2014 (Germany)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Los cinco de Central Park
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Florentine Films
      • WETA
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $325,653
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $30,570
      • Nov 25, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $325,653
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      • 1h 59min
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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