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What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?

What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?

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Status

Released

Release Date

Aug 16, 2019

Runtime

2h 3m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

72%

Original Title

What You Gonna Do When the World's on Fire?

Production Companies

Okta Film, Shellac Sud, Pulpa Film, RAI

Director

Roberto Minervini

Description

Summer 2017, a string of brutal police killings of young African American men has sent shockwaves throughout the country. A Black community in the American South tries to cope with the lingering effects of the past and navigate their place in a country that is not on their side. Meanwhile, the Black Panthers prepare a large-scale protest against police brutality.