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  • The Riots (2021)
  • 89 min | Documentary
The Riots (2021)
89 min | Documentary

2011 saw the largest wave of disorder in the UK since the 1980s. This revelatory film hears from the people who experienced the riots up close and personal. A decade on, we look back at the summer of 2011 through the eyes of those whose ...See more2011 saw the largest wave of disorder in the UK since the 1980s. This revelatory film hears from the people who experienced the riots up close and personal. A decade on, we look back at the summer of 2011 through the eyes of those whose lives have never been the same since. In a series of candid interviews, we hear the story from all angles. Convicted rioters, frontline police, a judge, a government advisor and a grieving father look back at that week in August, and the years that followed, to piece together what really happened and why. See less
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Aug 9, 2021 (United Kingdom)

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23 cast members
Name Known for
Stafford Scott
Self - Tottenham Community Activist Self - Tottenham Community Activist   See fewer
Tim Godwin
Self - Acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner Self - Acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner   See fewer
Havva Goldring
Self - Police Officer on Duty in Tottenham (as PC Havva Goldring) Self - Police Officer on Duty in Tottenham (as PC Havva Goldring)   See fewer
Marcus Knox Hooke
Self - Joined the Mark Duggan Protest (as Marcus Knox-Hooke) Self - Joined the Mark Duggan Protest (as Marcus Knox-Hooke)   See fewer
Tom Wheelhouse
Self (as PC Tom Wheelhouse) Self (as PC Tom Wheelhouse)   See fewer
Joshua Owens
Self - Rioter (as Joshua 'Coinz' Owens) Self - Rioter (as Joshua 'Coinz' Owens)   See fewer
Darin Birmingham
Self - Metropolitan Police (as Sergeant Darin Birmingham) Self - Metropolitan Police (as Sergeant Darin Birmingham)   See fewer
Craig Oliver
Self - Director of Communications for the Prime Minister Self - Director of Communications for the Prime Minister   See fewer
Chris Donaldson
Self (as Inspector Chris Donaldson) Self (as Inspector Chris Donaldson)   See fewer
Michael Stokes
Self - Nottingham Crown Court (as Judge Michael Stokes) Self - Nottingham Crown Court (as Judge Michael Stokes)   See fewer
Katie Lovett
Self - Croydon Looter Self - Croydon Looter   See fewer
Lance Francis
Self - Nottingham Rioter Self - Nottingham Rioter   See fewer
David Cameron
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Huw Edwards
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Jake Humphrey
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Boris Johnson
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Owen Jones
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Emily Maitlis
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Sophie Raworth
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
David Starkey
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Greg Stewart
Self - Defence Barrister for More Than 100 Rioters Self - Defence Barrister for More Than 100 Rioters   See fewer
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