Riot
IMDb7.40
199950m
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.
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Crew
- Director
- John Akomfrah
- Writer
- Edward George
- Producers
- Lina Gopaul, David Lawson
- Production
- Smoking Dog Films, Channel 4 Television
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Who directed Riot?
Riot was directed by John Akomfrah.
When was Riot released?
Riot was released in 1999.
