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Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 (2017)

Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 poster
Original title
Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992
Directed by
John Ridley
Genre
documentary film
Country
United States
Runtime
2h 24m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary covers the ten years before the 1992 Los Angeles riots. It shows events and tensions in the city leading up to that time.

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What happens

Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982–1992 is a 2017 American documentary film directed by John Ridley about the decade preceding and including the 1992 Los Angeles riots (also known as the Rodney King riots). It was produced by Lincoln Square Productions, a subsidiary of ABC News, and was released in theaters in Los Angeles and New York on April 21, 2017. A shorter version aired on ABC on April 28, 2017. A rebroadcast of the film took place on June 16, 2020. The film has received critical acclaim. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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