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The Hard Stop
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The Hard Stop

Jul 15, 2016
1h 26m
★ 6.0

Overview

A reflection on the 2011 killing of Mark Duggan, a young, black, British man, at the hands of London's Metropolitan Police. Duggan was pulled over early one morning, and minutes later, was shot dead. This event ignited the now-infamous Tottenham riots and made headlines around the globe, but, as so often happens, the issue soon dropped from the news. Picking up the story where the media left off, we're brought back to its roots in Duggan's neighbourhood, following his friends' fight for justice and search for meaning, while struggling against ongoing discrimination in their daily lives.

Genres

Documentary
Crime

Production Companies

G.A. Films
Cinephil

The Hard Stop Trailers

Cast

Marcus Knox Hooke

Self

Marcus Knox Hooke

Kurtis Henville

Self

Kurtis Henville

Mark Duggan

Self (archive footage)

Mark Duggan

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