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Riot

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
Release Date: Friday, January 1 1998
26 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Paul BarberPaul Barber. Paul Barber was 47 in Riot as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Sun, Mar 18 1951

Crew

Portrait of John AkomfrahJohn Akomfrah. John Akomfrah was 41 in Riot as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, May 04 1957
Portrait of Dewald AukemaDewald Aukema. Dewald Aukema was >> in Riot as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Edward GeorgeEdward George. Edward George was >> in Riot as 'Writer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of David LawsonDavid Lawson. David Lawson was >> in Riot as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lina GopaulLina Gopaul. Lina Gopaul was >> in Riot as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Nick FollowsNick Follows. Nick Follows was >> in Riot as 'Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Robin FellowsRobin Fellows. Robin Fellows was >> in Riot as 'Sound Editor'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Patrick DuvalPatrick Duval. Patrick Duval was >> in Riot as 'Additional Camera'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Trevor MathisonTrevor Mathison. Trevor Mathison was >> in Riot as 'Sound Recordist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Cheryl VarleyCheryl Varley. Cheryl Varley was >> in Riot as 'Research Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Lucy JohnsonLucy Johnson. Lucy Johnson was >> in Riot as 'Production Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Henry SouthgateHenry Southgate. Henry Southgate was >> in Riot as 'Production Manager'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Derek MurrayDerek Murray. Derek Murray was >> in Riot as 'Research Assistant'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Mary MossMary Moss. Mary Moss was >> in Riot as 'Graphic Designer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kalbir DhillonKalbir Dhillon. Kalbir Dhillon was >> in Riot as 'Researcher'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Katherine GrincellKatherine Grincell. Katherine Grincell was >> in Riot as 'Colorist'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday