Film
Riot
1999 · 50m · Documentary
- IMDb
- 7.4
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Overview
John Akomfrah’s seminal Riot traces the riots in Liverpool during July 1981 in a climate of economic recession under Thatcher’s regime. Akomfrah captures this turning point in Britain’s struggle towards multicultural democracy through interviews revealing the ghettoisation and racial abuse in Toxteth that escalated with stop-and-search policing tactics following the “sus” laws.
Cast
Crew
- John AkomfrahDirector
- Edward GeorgeWriter
- David LawsonProducer
- Lina GopaulProducer
- Dewald AukemaDirector of Photography
- Nick FollowsEditor
Details
- Release date
- January 1, 1999
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 50m
- Genres
- Documentary
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