Daryl Gates

Na primavera de 1991, Rodney King, um motorista negro, foi brutalmente espancado por quatro policiais brancos de Los Angeles após uma perseguição em alta velocidade. Um morador das proximidades gravou o espancamento da varanda de seu apartamento. Quando a fita foi levada ao público, os policiais foram julgados e considerados inocentes. A cidade explodiu em motins que resultaram no pior conflito civil na história dos EUA.

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.

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.

Los Angeles. Tom Ludlow é um veterano policial que enfrenta problemas desde a morte de sua esposa. Quando descobre que seu colega de trabalho foi executado ele passa a combater o sistema que vigora na polícia local, o mesmo o qual fez parte e defendeu ao longo de toda sua carreira. Isto faz com que questione a lealdade de todos ao seu redor, incluindo a do capitão Jack Wander, seu mentor.

Surrounded by death and the brutal lifestyle that feeds it, a Los Angeles gangbanger explores the history of Southern California street gangs from the 1950s through the 1990s in an attempt to fully understand his existence. Bastards of the Party humanizes the staggering casualties of the LA gang wars.

A documentary crew from the BBC arrives in L.A. intent on interviewing Heidi Fleiss, a year after her arrest for running a brothel but before her trial. Several months elapse before the interview, so the crew searches for anyone who'll talk about the young woman. Two people have a lot to say to the camera: a retired madam named Alex for whom Fleiss once worked and Fleiss's one-time boyfriend, Ivan Nagy, who introduced her to Alex. Alex and Nagy don't like each other, so the crew shuttles between them with "she said" and "he said." When they finally interview Fleiss, they spend their time reciting what Alex and Nagy have had to say and asking her reaction.