"The Rodney King Riots didn't start with Rodney King"
An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers cleared of beating Rodney King.
Jung Hui Lee
Herself
Rodney King
Himself (archive footage)
Daryl Gates
Himself (archive footage)
Tom Bradley
Himself (archive footage)
แมจิก จอห์นสัน
Himself (archive footage)
Soon Ja Du
Herself (archive footage)
An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers cleared of beating Rodney King.
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.
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