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White Riot

White Riot

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White Riot

2020

1h 20m

6.3(31 votes)

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Overview

Exploring how punk influenced politics in late-1970s Britain, when a group of artists united to take on the National Front, armed only with a fanzine and a love of music.

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9 members

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Red Saunders

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Dennis Bovell

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Mykaell Riley

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Pervez Bilgrami

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Pauline Black

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Ruth Gregory

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Topper Headon

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Tom Robinson

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Stuart Hall

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Stuart Hall

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