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When a Witness Recants

When a Witness Recants

2026DocumentaryAnimation

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.

Release2026-10-30
Runtime112 min
StatusReleased
CountriesUnited States of America
Original languageEN
SpokenEnglish
DirectorDawn Porter
WritersJennifer Gonnerman
ProductionHBO Documentary Films, Trilogy Films, Maceo-Lyn Production, Sony Pictures Television - Nonfiction
Popularity2
TMDB ID1596270

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