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RUNTIME
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90 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Burn Motherfucker, Burn!
"The fire started long before the city burned"
2017 1h 30m EN
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6.5
SOLID
★6.5TMDB · 8
DocumentaryDrama
Synopsis
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An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.
“The fire started long before the city burned”
Cast
Danny Bakewell Sr.
Self
Karen Bass
Self
Charlie Beck
Self - Chief of Police
Jeff Chang
Self
Perry Farrell
Self
Everlast
Self
B-Real
Self
Malcolm X
Self (archive footage)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Sacha Jenkins
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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ERA
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Released 9 years ago.
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3 / 7
RUNTIME
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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4 / 7
CAST
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Danny Bakewell Sr. and Karen Bass and Charlie Beck carry the top of the cast.
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RUNTIME
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Marketing tagline: "The fire started long before the city burned".
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6 / 7
WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6175670 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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7 / 7
WILD
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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Sacha Jenkins directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 190 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 9 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Danny Bakewell Sr. and Karen Bass and Charlie Beck carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "The fire started long before the city burned".
- 6IMDB entry: tt6175670 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
- 8Classified under 13 themes, including "police brutality", "racial segregation", "racial tension", "racial prejudice".
The technical file
- Sound
- Eliott Taylor
- Runtime
- 90 min · 1h 30m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Sacha Jenkins
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Mass Appeal
US
Showtime Networks
US
Showtime Documentary Films
US
Key crew
- Sound Re-Recording MixerEliott Taylor
- Sound Effects EditorEliott Taylor
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- police brutality
- racial segregation
- racial tension
- racial prejudice
- african community
- los angeles riots
- racial discrimination
- observational documentary
- crime documentary
- internalized racism
- police failure
- racial abuse
- african american community
Release history · US
When it landed
- TV2017-04-21· Showtime
Also known as
International titles
- Burn Motherf*cker, Burn!US
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