Synopsis
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 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.
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Principal cast & crew: 15
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Edited by Rupert HousemanShot by Olivier SarbilScored by Uno Helmersson
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15 unique people credited
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Stafford Scott
as Self - Tottenham Community Activist
Tim Godwin
as Self - Acting Metropolitan Police Commissioner
Havva Goldring
as Self - Police Officer on Duty in Tottenham
Marcus Knox Hooke
as Self - Joined the Mark Duggan Protest
Tom Wheelhouse
as Self
Joshua Owens
as Self - Rioter
Darin Birmingham
as Self - Metropolitan Police
Craig Oliver
as Self - Director of Communications for the Prime Minister
Chris Donaldson
as Self
Michael Stokes
as Self - Nottingham Crown Court
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