Black Block

Black Block

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 9, 2011

Runtime

1h 16m

Genres

Drama, Documentary

User Score

81%

Original Title

Black Block

Production Companies

Fandango

Director

Carlo A. Bachschmidt

Description

Genoa 2001: As the G8 Summit drew to a close and the press and politicians departed, 300 riot police stormed the Diaz School looking for members of the infamous Black Block. They found instead young activists, mostly students, teenagers and journalists from around Europe preparing to bunk down in the school gym. Undeterred, they unleashed a calculated frenzy of violence, beating young and old, male and female indiscriminately. Those seriously injured were rushed to the hospital in ambulances, though soon after they were forced to join those who had been arrested and driven to a detention centre and subjected to further abuse and degradation.