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.
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Paul Barber
Crew: Dewald Aukema (Director of Photography), Patrick Duval (Additional Camera), David Lawson (Producer), Trevor Mathison (Sound Recordist), Edward George (Writer), Lina Gopaul (Producer)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Smoking Dog Films, Channel 4 Television
Runtime: 50 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1999
IMDb: 10
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