Crown Heights (film)

Crown Heights
Crown Heights
Directed by	Matt Ruskin
Written by	Matt Ruskin
Based on	This American Life: Colin Warner
Produced by	Natalie Galazka; Matt Ruskin; Nnamdi Asomugha;
Starring	Lakeith Stanfield; Nnamdi Asomugha; Natalie Paul; Marsha Stephanie Blake; Nestor Carbonell; Gbenga Akinnagbe; Sarah Goldberg; Josh Pais; Ron Canada; Zach Grenier;
Cinematography	Ben Kutchins
Edited by	Paul Greenhouse
Music by	Mark De Gli Antoni
Production; companies	Black Maple Films; Washington Square Films; Iam21 Entertainment;
Distributed by	Amazon Studios; IFC Films;
Release dates	January 23, 2017 (Sundance); August 18, 2017 (United States);
Running time	94 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$238,558

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. The film was released on August 18, 2017, by Amazon Studios and IFC Films.

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