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White Riot

White Riot

20206.31h 20m

Overview

Exploring how punk influenced politics in late-1970s Britain, when a group of artists united to take on the National Front, armed only with a fanzine and a love of music.

Directed by Rubika Shah
Written by Ed Gibbs, Rubika Shah
Produced by Ed Gibbs
Box Office0Revenue: $186K

Top Cast

R

Red Saunders

D

Dennis Bovell

M

Mykaell Riley

P

Pervez Bilgrami

P

Pauline Black

R

Ruth Gregory

Topper Headon

Topper Headon

Tom Robinson

Tom Robinson

Stuart Hall

Stuart Hall

Himself - Archival Material

Themes & Keywords

reggaepunk rockracismnational frontanti-racism

About White Riot

White Riot is a documentary, music film released in 2020 exploring themes of reggae, punk rock, racism, national front, anti-racism. Directed by Rubika Shah, it stars Red Saunders, Dennis Bovell, Mykaell Riley. Exploring how punk influenced politics in late-1970s Britain, when a group of artists united to take on the National Front, armed only with a fanzine and a love of music.

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