Riot
1999, English. Directed by John Akomfrah.
John Akomfrah’s seminal Riot traces the riots in Liverpool during July 1981 in a climate of economic recession under Thatcher’s regime. Akomfrah captures this turning point in Britain’s struggle towards multicultural democracy through interviews revealing the ghettoisation and racial abuse in Toxteth that escalated with stop-and-search policing tactics following the “sus” laws.
- Runtime
- 0h 50m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 1999
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Edward George
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Riot runs 50 minutes (0h 50m).
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Riot isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 1999. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Riot?
Riot (1999) was directed by John Akomfrah and stars Paul Barber.