When a Witness Recants
HBO Documentary FilmsDocumentary, Animation · 1h 52m
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Continue with AppleContinue with Googleor use your emailA reckoning 36 years in the makingIn 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.
Dawn Porterdirector
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StatusComing soon
ReleasedOctober 30, 2026
Runtime1h 52m
RatedNR
GenresDocumentary, Animation
StudiosHBO Documentary Films, Trilogy Films, Maceo-Lyn Production, Sony Pictures Television - Nonfiction
CountryUnited States of America
LanguageEnglish
Directed byDawn Porter
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