Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd (2025)
Title: Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Original Title: Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd
Release Date: 2025-05-07
Status: Released
Rating: 10/10 (from 2 votes)
Language: EN
Genres: Documentary, Crime
Production Companies: BBC, Picturehouse
Five years since the murder of George Floyd โ the police killing that set America on fire with rage and sparked a wave of protests around the world, director Kwabena Oppong's film explores one of the most important and defining events in modern history. Featuring ground-breaking interviews with members of George Floydโs family, the Minneapolis Police Chief who took the bold step of testifying against one of his own officers, Boris Johnsonโs advisor on race Samuel Kasumu, and Sal Naseem the former Regional Director for London at the IOPC, as well as cultural figures Che Lingo, Nathalie Emmanuel, broadcasters Andi and Miquita Oliver and Munya Chawawa.
