LA 92

"The past is prologue"

2017 1h 54m EN

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7.8

BANGER

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96%

CERTIFIED FRESH

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METACRITIC

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8.2

IMDB

★7.8TMDB · 149🍅96%Rotten Tomatoes●66Metacritic★8.2IMDB · 7,298

HistoryDocumentary

Synopsis

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Twenty-five years after the verdict in the Rodney King trial sparked several days of protests, violence and looting in Los Angeles, LA 92 immerses viewers in that tumultuous period through stunning and rarely seen archival footage.

“The past is prologue”

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Cast

Rodney King
Self (archive footage)
George H. W. Bush
Self (archive footage)
Bill Clinton
Self (archive footage)
Ted Koppel
Self (archive footage)
Edward James Olmos
Self (archive footage)
Maxine Waters
Self (archive footage)
Tom Bradley
Self (archive footage)
Danny Bakewell Sr.
Self (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: T.J. Martin
Languages: French, English, Spanish, Korean
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, English, Spanish, Korean.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Danny Bensi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor T.J. Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Rodney King and George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The past is prologue".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6794424 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

T.J. Martin directs. Danny Bensi scores. T.J. Martin cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English, Spanish, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: French, English, Spanish, Korean.
3Original score by Danny Bensi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor T.J. Martin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Rodney King and George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The past is prologue".
7IMDB entry: tt6794424 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 12 themes, including "police brutality", "looting", "trial", "race riot".