The Central Park Five

About The Central Park Five

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.

The Central Park Five is a 2012 documentary film directed by David McMahon and Ken Burns. The film is filed under wrongful arrest, rapist, serial rapist, and police.

Antron McCray appears as Self (voice), Kevin Richardson as Self, Yusef Salaam as Self, and Raymond Santana as Self. At 119 minutes long, it arrived in May 2012.

The screenplay is by David McMahon and Ken Burns. Production companies include Florentine Films and WETA. It streams on PBS and PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel in the United States.

First Blood, Cape Fear, and Identity Thief make useful companions to The Central Park Five, all filed under prison. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 125 votes and it carries a NR rating.