When a Witness Recants

Name: When a Witness Recants
Genre: Animation, Documentary
Duration: 1 hr 52 min

Movie

DirectorDawn Porter

NR 1 hr 52 minAnimation, Documentary

Plot

In 1983, author Ta-Nehisi Coates learned that a 14-year-old boy was murdered in his Baltimore middle school. Upon revisiting the case, he uncovers the truth: Three innocent teenagers were wrongfully convicted and spent 36 years in prison — creating a lasting impact on the accused, the witnesses, and their community.

Movie Details

Original Language:English

Executive Producers:Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, Sara Rodriguez, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Kamilah Forbes, Kenyatta Matthews, Jennifer Gonnerman

Production Companies:HBO Documentary Films, Trilogy Films

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