Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
2025, English. Directed by Kwabena Oppong.
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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- 1h 29m
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- English
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- 7 May 2025
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Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 7 May 2025. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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If you liked Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd, try Maternal Instinct, Out of Thin Air, Voyeur.
Who directed Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd?
Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd (2025) was directed by Kwabena Oppong.