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ExcellentGoodWatch score87
ExcellentGoodWatch scoreSummary
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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Audiences 74GoodWatch 87
IMDb7.4
Running time
50 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −46 min on the typical 96
typical 9650Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Released
1999
January 1, 1999
27 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United Kingdom
Directing · 1
- John Akomfrah Director
Writing · 1
- Edward George Writer
Production · 7
- David Lawson Producer
- Lina Gopaul Producer
- Kalbir Dhillon Researcher
- Cheryl Varley Research Assistant
- Lucy Johnson Production Assistant
- Henry Southgate Production Manager
Camera · 2
- Dewald Aukema Director of Photography
- Patrick Duval Additional Camera
Editing · 2
- Nick Follows Editor
- Katherine Grincell Colorist
Sound · 2
- Robin Fellows Sound Editor
- Trevor Mathison Sound Recordist
Art · 1
- Mary Moss Graphic Designer
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