Riot Poster

Riot

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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.

Featured Crew

Henry Southgate
Production Manager
Derek Murray
Research Assistant
Lucy Johnson
Production Assistant
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Cast

Paul Barber
Paul Barber
Narrator

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