When a Witness Recants

When a Witness Recants (2026)

"A reckoning 36 years in the making"

1 h 52 min2026

Árið 1983 frétti rithöfundurinn Ta-Nehisi Coates að 14 ára drengur hefði verið myrtur í gagnfræðaskólanum hans í Baltimore.

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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.

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HBO Documentary FilmsUS
Trilogy FilmsUS
Maceo-Lyn Production
Sony Pictures Television - NonfictionUS