Let the Fire Burn (2013)

Directed by

Jason Osder

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

NR

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 25 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary assembles archival footage to recount a 1985 standoff between the black liberation group MOVE and Philadelphia police. It shows the escalating confrontation and the devastating police bombing that destroyed a city block.

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What happens

Let the Fire Burn is a 2013 documentary film about the events leading up to and surrounding the 1985 MOVE bombing, at the culmination of a 1985 stand-off between the black liberation group MOVE and the Philadelphia Police Department. The film is directed and produced by Jason Osder and was released by Zeitgeist Films in October 2013. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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