Basic Info
Release: January 01, 1999
Runtime: 50 min
Status: Released
Riot
1999
50 min
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.
Genres
Documentary
Production Countries
- United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
- English en
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Cast
Paul Barber
Narrator
Crew
Edward George
Writer
David Lawson
Producer
Lina Gopaul
Producer
John Akomfrah
Director
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