Riotsville, U.S.A.

IMDb link: 11398388
IMDb rating: 6.7 (444 votes)
Genres: History, Documentary
Director: Sierra Pettengill
Cast: Lyndon B. Johnson, Charlene Modeste, Otto Kerner and others

Release date: 31 Mar 2023
Release year: 2022
Runtime: 91 minutes
Country: United States
Keywords: insurrection, looters, rioting, democratic national convention, police brutality, protest, military, arson, street violence, murder of a police officer

Plot:

Welcome to Riotsville, a fictional town built by the US military. Using all archival footage, the film explores the militarization of the police and creates a counter-narrative to the nation's reaction to the uprisings of the late '60s.

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