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LA 92 (2017)

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Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.

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(as Dan Lindsay), (as TJ Martin)
Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 3 nominations. See more awards »

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Henry Alfaro ...
Himself - KABC Reporter (archive footage)
Danny Bakewell ...
Himself - Civl Rights Activist (archive footage)
John D. Barnett ...
Himself - Attorney for Theodore Briseno (archive footage) (as John Barnett)
Michael Bostic ...
Himself - LAPD Commander (archive footage)
Tom Bradley ...
Himself - Los Angeles Mayor (archive footage)
Theodore Briseno ...
Himself - Defendant (archive footage) (as Officer Theodore Briseno)
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Himself (archive footage)
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Edward Chang ...
Himself - Black-Korean Alliance (archive footage)
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Himself - Democratic Presidential Candidate (archive footage) (as Gov. Bill Clinton)
Soon Ja Du ...
Herself (archive footage)
John Ferraro ...
Himself - Council President District 4 (archive footage)
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Himself - LAPD Chief (archive footage)
Joyce Karlin ...
Herself - Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge (archive footage)
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Himself (archive footage)
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Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, filmmakers examine that tumultuous period through rarely seen archival footage.

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police | fire | racism | riot | 1990s | See All (25) »

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The Past Is Prologue


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Rated R for disturbing violence, bloody images, and language | See all certifications »
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Features Rodney King Beating Video (1991) See more »

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Ebben ne andro lontana
From the opera "La Wally"
Written by Alfredo Catalani (as Catalani)
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It's extraordinary. Just... Just watch it.
24 July 2017 | by See all my reviews

A friend of mine asked me if I've seen this. "You must see it", he said, "I was on the edge of my seat the whole documentary". Figuratively, I of course assumed. But it wasn't figuratively.

It was literally.

Half-way through it I realized that my muscles were tense and my breath shallow, there could have been a riot going on outside without me noticing, because I was in the middle of the 1992 LA riots. This documentary is intense, it's frightening, it's scary, and all just by showing archive footage with some added music.

It gives a perspective on what led to the riots, and it draws – sometimes eerie – comparisons to the Watts riots. I would argue that this is an important documentary. It's brutal, it's frightening, it's sad, it might make you nauseous, and it will probably make you think.

It's extraordinary. Just... Just watch it.


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