Directed by:
Matt RuskinScreenplay:
Matt RuskinCinematography:
Ben KutchinsComposer:
Mark De Gli AntoniCast:
Lakeith Stanfield, Nnamdi Asomugha, Nestor Carbonell, Bill Camp, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Yul Vazquez, Zach Grenier, Ron Canada, Josh Pais, Natalie Paul (more)Plots(1)
On April 10, 1980, a shot rang out on the streets of Crown Heights, igniting a decades-long quest for justice in this harrowing true story. Colin Warner (Keith Stanfield), played with heartbreaking sincerity by Lakeith Stanfield, is arrested and tried for a crime he did not commit, a victim of a deeply broken system that refuses to listen. Quick to throw him away, the court wrongfully convicts him. But as Colin loses hope to reclaim an innocence that has been cast aside, his best friend, Carl King (Nnamdi Asomugha), devotes his life to restoring Colin's freedom, doggedly pursuing every lead for years. (Sundance Film Festival)
(more)Cast
![Lakeith Stanfield](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/225/158225670_531b5f.jpg)
Lakeith Stanfield
USA
Best movies:
Knives Out (2019)
Straight Outta Compton (2015)
Short Term 12 (2013)
![Nnamdi Asomugha](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/946/160946598_51374a.jpg)
Nnamdi Asomugha
USA
Best movies:
The Good Nurse (2022)
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015)
Fire with Fire (2012)
![Nestor Carbonell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/082/164082577_a46efd.jpg)
Nestor Carbonell
USA
Best movies:
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
Lost: The Final Journey (2010) (TV movie)
![Bill Camp](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/932/164932700_009f6f.png)
Bill Camp
USA
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
Joker (2019)
Lawless (2012)
Gbenga Akinnagbe
USA
Best movies:
The Savages (2007)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009)
Edge of Darkness (2010)
![Yul Vazquez](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/235/164235947_0f053a.jpg)
Yul Vazquez
Cuba
Best movies:
American Gangster (2007)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Traffic (2000)
![Zach Grenier](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273672_55c2d1.jpg)
Zach Grenier
USA
Best movies:
Fight Club (1999)
Donnie Brasco (1997)
Zodiac (2007)
![Ron Canada](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273931_38e9ed.jpg)
Ron Canada
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
The Man Who Wasn't There (1983)
The United States of Leland (2003)
![Josh Pais](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/277/277009_233c04.jpg)
Josh Pais
USA
Best movies:
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Joker (2019)
Phone Booth (2002)
![Natalie Paul](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/103/160103165_c4a759.jpg)
Natalie Paul
Best movies:
Shooting Stars (2023)
Into the Dark (2018) (series)
Crown Heights (2017)
Adriane Lenox
USA
Best movies:
The Blind Side (2009)
Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
21 Bridges (2019)
Ramon Fernandez
Best movies:
The Visitor (2007)
Che: Part One (2008)
Noise (2007)
![Rosemary Howard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/321/158321480_df5fc8.jpg)
Rosemary Howard
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (2013)
Labor Day (2013)
Armand Schultz
USA
Best movies:
Whatever Works (2009)
The Normal Heart (2014) (TV movie)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Amari Cheatom
Best movies:
Django Unchained (2012)
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)
Roman J. Israel, Esq. (2017)
![Robert C. Kirk](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/132/160132027_4ca593.jpg)
Robert C. Kirk
Best movies:
The Night Of (2016) (series)
American Gangster (2007)
Inside Man (2006)
Darren Whitfield
USA
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
Non-Stop (2014)
Money Monster (2016)
![Brian Tyree Henry](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/092/166092719_6b2ec2.jpg)
Brian Tyree Henry
USA
Best movies:
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Joker (2019)
Hunter Emery
USA
Best movies:
Crown Heights (2017)
![Sarah Goldberg](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/617/162617087_e06111.jpg)
Sarah Goldberg
Canada
Best movies:
The Dark Knight Rises (2012)
The Report (2019)
The Night House (2020)