The read
It runs a compact 50m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.4/10
1 audience votes
Key crew
- Edward GeorgeWriter
- John AkomfrahDirector
Cast
- Paul BarberNarrator