Heat Wave (1990)

Directed by

Kevin Hooks

Genre

drama film, thriller, action film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 40m

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A journalist investigates the events leading up to the 1965 Watts Riots in Los Angeles. The film follows his efforts to report on the racial tensions and injustices that sparked the uprising.

intensetensegrittyurgentsombergroundedhistoricalemotional

What happens

Heat Wave is a 1990 American thriller-drama television film about the 1965 Los Angeles Watts Riots, directed by Kevin Hooks and starring Blair Underwood, Cicely Tyson, James Earl Jones, Margaret Avery, and David Strathairn. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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