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When a Witness Recants

When a Witness Recants

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Apex

2026 · Movie · 1h 52m

Synopsis

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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Rotten Tomatoes100%

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Themes

middle schoolwrongful conviction1980sinnocent in jailmiddle schoolers