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When a Witness Recants

2026 · 1h52

100% Rotten Tomatoes

Directed by Dawn Porter

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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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Friday, October 9last night
3:30PM
BAMPFA
Downtown Berkeley
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