Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

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Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

2017

2h 20m

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Filmmaker John Ridley examines a decade of tensions, civil unrest and events in Los Angeles that culminated in citywide violence following the Rodney King verdict on April 29, 1992.

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Sonia Saraiya

Variety

04/02/2018

And yet there are moments in Let It Fall that feel like a significant reframing of the riots, both in terms of what actually happened and in terms of who's really to blame.

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Michael Phillips

Chicago Tribune

09/19/2017

[Let it Fall] accomplishes what straightforward nonfiction narrative can do in the best of circumstance.

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David Lewis

San Francisco Chronicle

08/30/2017

4/4

What makes the astoundingly edited "Let It Fall" so powerful is that it's an oral history, told through many angles: residents, police officers, victims, families of the victims, witnesses, jurors and a host of others.

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Diana Tuova

Spotlight on Film

07/11/2024

4/5

By stringing together important historical footage surrounding the 1992 Los Angeles riots, as well as past and present interviews, the piece becomes an insightful, educational documentary, albeit suffering from its own all-encompassing ambition.

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

09/13/2020

3.5/4.0

A relentlessly personal film.

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Andrea Thompson

Cultured Vultures

01/31/2019

9/10

Let It Fall retains all of Ridley's best trademarks, serving as a deeply compassionate warning of the rage and violence that results from when division and misunderstanding are allowed to become entrenched, both in our institutions and in ourselves.

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06/11/2021

I remember seeing some of these horrible scenes as a child so it was captivating hearing so many of the people involved discussing these events from so many diverse points of view. Credit to the filmmaker for finding so many first person participants and weaving the historical footage with those interviews. 8.5/10

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05/15/2021

This was a good documentary to watch . It's impossible to ignore the political environment in which it was made. Ultimately, this film is so one sided , that , by the end , it was becoming difficult not to take the side of police officers and peacemakers in general.

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07/06/2020

Another great piece of history. My buddy who is from LA drove through these riots to the airport and even pointed out the exact spot and roads he drove through. Overall another great history lesson.

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04/28/2017

Great movie/documentary. Being that I was very young during the riots and unrest in LA, I never knew the extent of what happened. This film did an awesome job telling the story of the violence in LA between 1982-1992.

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Filmmaker John Ridley examines a decade of tensions, civil unrest and events in Los Angeles that culminated in citywide violence following the Rodney King verdict on April 29, 1992.

Director: John Ridley
Producer: Jeanmarie Condon, John Ridley, Fatima Curry
Screenwriter: John Ridley
Distributor: Lincoln Square Productions
Production Co: ABC News, Lincoln Square Productions
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 21, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 8, 2017
Runtime: 2h 20m

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