Riot

In this fact-based movie, London is on fire. The cops are doing their best to contain the chaos, but it's difficult. One month earlier, a group of cops storm an apartment and arrest some people. Damien is a cynical cop who doesn't quite fit the ideal image of the "bobby". He can be nice, but if you're one of the bad guys, you don't want to mess with him. Even if he doesn't always do the right thing, he supports helping the city deal with crime. One of Damien's friends steals from a bar where Damien's girlfriend works. Eventually, Damien's girlfriend wants to break up. Three weeks before the title event, Damien has a pretty new female partner. The partner has a disabled father who was a victim of violence but wants to be as independent as possible. Some of the cops' more interesting cases are shown. One child won't go to school, putting his mother's benefits in jeopardy. The kid claims the elevator doesn't work, so he and the cops have to climb up seventeen stories. Another case involves a young soccer fan whose father is in Afghanistan. He is bullied for rooting for the wrong team. What happens with this kid may be related to the title event. A black man gets pulled over for a traffic offense. He might show up again. A kid has a soccer ball in a parking garage. The movie keeps going back to him, so what happens to him is not happening when the other events do. Two weeks before the event. One week before the event. One hour before the event.