LA 92 (2017) on Netflix
R20171h 54mCrimeDocumentaryHistory
Rodney King's beating by Los Angeles police is caught on videotape, and the officers charged are acquitted. Archival footage shows the protests, violence and looting that followed.
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- Netflix4.1/5
- IMDb8.2/107,432 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes97%
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Plot summary
Assembled from archival footage, the documentary revisits the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The material reaches back to the 1965 Watts Riots and to the 1973 election of Tom Bradley as mayor. It also takes in the 1978 promotion of Daryl Gates, the shooting of Latasha Harlins and the videotape of Rodney King's beating by police. When the officers charged in the King case are acquitted, protests, violence and looting break out across the city.
Cast
- Soon Ja Duas Self
- Henry Alfaroas Self - KABC Reporter
- Bart Bartholomewas Self
- Michael Bosticas Self - LAPD Commander
- Theodore Brisenoas Self - Defendant
- Edward Changas Self - Black-Korean Alliance
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about LA 92 (2017)
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- LA 92 won the Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, beating out Oscar winners O.J.: Made in America and The White Helmets among the other nominees.
