United Kingdom / Jan 01, 1999
Riot (1999)
Directed by John Akomfrah
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50min
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5.0/10
Plot
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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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Riot |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Smoking Dog Films, Channel 4 Television |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1999 |
| Production | David Lawson, Lina Gopaul |
| Writer | Edward George |
| Editing | Nick Follows, Katherine Grincell |
| Cinematography | Dewald Aukema, Patrick Duval |
| Assistant directors | John Akomfrah |
| Camera operators | Dewald Aukema, Patrick Duval |
| Additional photography | Patrick Duval, Dewald Aukema |
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| Production design | Mary Moss |
| Art direction | Mary Moss |
| Set decoration | Mary Moss |
| Music | Trevor Mathison, Robin Fellows |
| Sound | Trevor Mathison, Robin Fellows |
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