The Central Park Five

This compelling documentary examines a 1989 case in which five black and Latino teens were convicted of raping a Central Park jogger before the true perpetrator admitted to the crime., This documentary examines a 1989 case in which five black and Latino teens were convicted of raping a Central Park jogger before the true perpetrator admitted to the crime., This documentary examines a 1989 case in which five African-American and Latino teens were convicted of raping a Central Park jogger before the true perpetrator admitted to the crime., Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns (Prohibition) teams with his daughter Sarah and her husband David McMahon to examine the facts in the case of five minority teens from Harlem who in 1989 were accused of committing a heinous rape in Central Park, and the failure of the authorities and the media to ensure that justice was served. Hastily tried and convicted as racial tensions in New York City spiked, the innocent teens all served time in prison before a serial rapist shocked authorities by admitting sole responsibility for the brutal sexual assault., This documentary examines a 1989 case in which five black and Latino teens were convicted of raping a Central Park joggerbefore the true perpetrator admitted to the crime., 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 six and 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed that he alone had committed the crime, leading to their convictions being overturned. Against a backdrop of a city beset by violence and racial tension, this two-part documentary tells the story of an horrific crime and the ensuing miscarriage of justice.