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Burn Motherfucker, Burn! (2017)

| Documentary | 21 April 2017 (USA)
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Explores the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.

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Sacha Jenkins

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Alex Alonso, Nicolas Alonso, B-Real | See full cast & crew »
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Alex Alonso Alex Alonso ... Self - Interviewee
Nicolas Alonso Nicolas Alonso ... Self - Interviewee
B-Real ... Self - Interviewee
Danny Bakewell ... Self - Interviewee
Denise Barnes Denise Barnes ... Self - Interviewee
Karen Bass Karen Bass ... Self - Interviewee (as Rep. Karen Bass)
Charlie Beck Charlie Beck ... Self - Interviewee
Horace C. Bowers Horace C. Bowers ... Self - Interviewee
Vivian D. Bowers Vivian D. Bowers ... Self - Interviewee
Harland Braun Harland Braun ... Self - Interviewee
Jeff Chang
Jeff Chang Jeff Chang ... Self - Interviewee
Roy Choi ... Self - Interviewee
Perry L. Crouch Perry L. Crouch ... Self - Interviewee
Patrisse Cullors ... Self - Interviewee
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Explores the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.

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In the animated insert that shows fire spreading across the Los Angeles metropolitan area, Beverly Hills is misspelled "Belverly Hills". See more »

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Features Dinah! (1974) See more »

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What The Heck
Written by Jean-Marc Virard
Performed by Jean-Marc Virard
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12 June 2020 | by jessbess-31591 – See all my reviews

Relevant documentary on the history of abuses made by the LAPD. Informative and telling.
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Showtime Documentary Films, Showtime Networks, Mass Appeal See more »
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