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| Directed by | Matt Ruskin |
| Written by | Matt Ruskin |
| Based on | This American Life: Colin Warner |
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| Cinematography | Ben Kutchins |
| Edited by | Paul Greenhouse |
| Music by | Mark De Gli Antoni |
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Running time | 94 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $238,558[1] |
Crown Heights is a 2017 American biographical crime drama film written and directed by Matt Ruskin. Adapted from a This American Life podcast, the film tells the true story of Colin Warner who was wrongfully convicted of murder, and how his best friend Carl King devoted his life to proving Colin's innocence. The film stars Lakeith Stanfield as Colin Warner and Nnamdi Asomugha as Carl King.
It premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2017 and won the Audience Award for U.S. Dramatic Film.[2][3] The film was released on August 18, 2017, by Amazon Studios and IFC Films.
- ^ "Crown Heights". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
- ^ Joe Utichi (January 28, 2017). "Crown Heights Nets Sundance U.S. Dramatic Audience Award". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
- ^ Patrick Ryan (January 29, 2017). "Sundance Winners: 'Crown Heights reigns victorious'". USA Today. Retrieved January 31, 2017.