Year: 2026
Running time: 1h 52m
Rated: NR
Genre: Documentary, Animation
US release: 30 October 2026
Premiere: 27 January 2026
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When a Witness Recants

A reckoning 36 years in the making

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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