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6.7/10
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When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin's innocence.When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin's innocence.When Colin Warner is wrongfully convicted of murder, his best friend Carl King devotes his life to proving Colin's innocence.
- Awards
- 6 wins & 9 nominations total
LaKeith Stanfield
- Colin Warner
- (as Keith Stanfield)
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Once again, the enormous weaknesses of a country's judicial and prison system are demonstrated. Once again, it is clear the level of poverty and misery of several black families, which survive as means of drug distribution in many cases. According to a statistic that appeared at the end of the film, there are more than 2.5 million convicts in the United States, of whom an estimated 120,000 are innocent. Imagine an innocent sentenced to life imprisonment, who returns the life lost in prison? That, if it is finally proven innocent, which does not always seem very likely. The plot of this film is a sharp nail to assimilate for those who proclaim the existence of another pleasant and unreal environment. Tyrannies and dictatorships without mercy are condemned, something very fair, but criticism of the imperfections of the so-called democracy is not accepted, it is scary to speak about it when it comes to gross violations of human rights. Congratulations to the director and the rest of the team that made this movie.
Thought this was very well done. Hard to believe this goes on but it does. One thing this topic needs is a hell of a lot more publicity.
Hope--- is my favorite word. This story is heartfelt and will touch your soul. It did mine.
The number of people walking out of this movie in tears is enough you need to know. An emotionally draining film that is honest and not withholding.
Based on the true story of Colin Warner who was wrongfully convicted of murder and spent more than 20 years in jail and his friend Carl King who devoted himself to prove Colin's innocence Crown Heights is a powerful film that shows how the system fails the people who need it the most. Having experience with making documentaries Matt Ruskin knows how to not make the actors be melodramatic and yet succeeds to make the viewers on the verge of tears. Lakeith Stanfield is excellent as Colin portraying the teenage confusion to the matured man. The focus of the film is mostly given to the failing judiciary and how it affects the people. There have been films dealing with such subjects before but the significance of such films has not diminished, these type of subjects are needed from time to time as a reminder about the world we live in.
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- TriviaThe parole hearing scene was pulled almost completely from the transcripts of Colin's real parole hearing.
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $238,558
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $30,173
- Aug 20, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $238,558
- Runtime
- 1h 34m(94 min)
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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