Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Released: May 7, 2025Runtime: 89 min
Five years since the murder of George Floyd – the police killing that set America on fire with rage and sparked a wave of protests around the world, director Kwabena Oppong's film explores one of the most important and defining events in modern history. Featuring ground-breaking interviews with members of George Floyd’s family, the Minneapolis Police Chief who took the bold step of testifying against one of his own officers, Boris Johnson’s advisor on race Samuel Kasumu, and Sal Naseem the former Regional Director for London at the IOPC, as well as cultural figures Che Lingo, Nathalie Emmanuel, broadcasters Andi and Miquita Oliver and Munya Chawawa.
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George Floyd
as Self - Minneapolis Man Who Died in Custody
Nekima Levy Armstrong
as Self - Community Leader
Medaria Arradondo
as Self - Chief of Police, Minneapolis
Selwyn Jones
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Nathalie Emmanuel
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Munya Chawawa
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Miquita Oliver
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Andi Oliver
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Tinie Tempah
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Mohamed Mohamed
as Self - Poet
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