7. The Central Park Five
Recommended by 4 sites; IMDb rank 7.7 – Total:11 points
Launched in 2012, “The Central Park Five” follows the story of a 1989 case when five black and Latino teenagers were wrongly convicted of raping a white woman in New York’s Central Park. Following the trial, they spent up to 13 years in prison before a serial rapist confessed to the crime.
The documentary focuses on the case, as well as the racial tension blooming in late 80’s New York, but also on the tendency shown by the police to push judgment. Director Ken Burns seeks to show how five lives were completely changed due to the wrongful conviction.
