Uprising (2021)★ 7.8/10
- Documentary
Directed by: Steve McQueen, James Rogan
Uprising tells the extraordinary story of three intertwined events from 1981: the New Cross Fire, which killed 13 young black people; the Black People's Day of Action; and the Brixton riots.
- Original title
- Uprising
- Storyline
- The recounting of three real intertwined events from 1981 in the UK: the New Cross Fire, which killed 13 young black people; the Black People's Day of Action; and the Brixton riots. With testimony from those who lived these traumatic and turbulent events, the series reveals how they intertwined and defined race relations for a generation.
- Rating
- 7.8 / 10 · 400
- Companies
- Rogan Productions, Lammas Park, Turbine Studios, Amazon Prime Video, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
- Release dates
- GB June 5, 2021
- US September 17, 2021