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1980년대 말 컴턴 출신인 닥터 드레, 이지-이, 아이스 큐브, MC 렌, DJ 옐라는 N.W.A를 결성, 빈곤과 차별에 대한 분노를 토해내는 랩을 선보이며 사회적 반향을 일으킨다. DJ의 꿈을 품지만 번번이 현실의 벽에 부딪치던 닥터 드레(코리 호킨스)는 아이스 큐브(오셔 잭슨 주니어), 이지-이(제이슨 미첼)와 함께 컴턴 지역의 삶과 흑인 차별을 그대로 반영한 갱스터 랩에 파고든다. 이들은 첫 싱글의 폭발적인 반응으로 전국구 스타가 되지만 매니저 제리(폴 지아마티)의 농간 때문에 수익이 제대로 분배되지 않자 아이스 큐브와 닥터 드레가 연이어 팀을 이탈한다.

August 30, 2024

In 1992, Mercer is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son amidst the turbulent Los Angeles uprising following the Rodney King verdict. Across town, another father and son put their own strained relationship to the test as they plot a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum, from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise in Los Angeles and chaos erupts, both families reach their boiling points when their worlds collide.

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.

October 26, 1949

A Los Angeles newspaperman seeks a woman's sister and finds a black-market baby ring.

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.

April 21, 2017

An in-depth and provocative look at the 1992 Los Angeles riots exploring the roots of civil unrest in California and the relationship between African Americans and LAPD.

April 3, 1993

지수는 미국 웨스턴 애비뉴가에서 킴스마켓을 운영하고 있는 아버지와 오빠 프랭키, 바비와 함께 살고 있다. 전형적인 한국인 아버지의 높은 교육열과 유교적인 가치관은 아이들과 갈등을 일으키고, 지수는 의대를 그만두고 오랜 꿈인 연기자가 되기 위해 뉴욕의 드라마스쿨에 입학한다. 백인 친구 스티븐과 함께 동거하며 연기에 대한 꿈을 불태우는 그녀, 하지만 가족들에 대한 그리움은 커져만 간다. 지수의 작품 발표회가 있던 날, 지수는 스티븐의 조롱을 받고 절망한 나머지 무분별하게 타락해가며 자신을 가학한다. 결국 그녀는 가족들이 있는 웨스턴 애비뉴로 돌아오지만 로드니 킹 사건이 일어난다. 재판의 결과로 흑인 폭동이 일어나고 킴스마켓은 폭동의 중심에 놓이게 되는데...

Documentary film exploring the lives of the people at the flashpoint of the LA riots, 25 years after the uprising made national headlines and highlighted the racial divide in America.

Looking back over 20 years later at the Los Angeles riots in Koreatown as a result of the Rodney King verdict.

October 17, 2021

Leon Watkins runs a community helpline in South Central LA, where anyone in need of help is welcome. One of his most frequent visitors is local gang leader, John Wesley Hunter, otherwise known as “Joker” to the streets. After a day of hustling and almost losing his life in a shoot-out, Joker goes to the one place where he knows he can get help. All in a typical day’s work for Leon until an unlikely woman shows up insisting on aiding him in his fight for his community. This unlikely team defies social constructs by working together to actively fight oppression and gain nation-wide recognition for a hidden reality of many. Along their way they experience the deep-seeded hatred that has plagued America, great love, and tragedy as they leave behind a legacy.

Filmmaker Mark Ford discusses the Los Angeles riots and the impact of rap music on the events.

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