• Director(s)

    Kwabena Oppong

  • Production Year

    2025

  • Release date

    07/05/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Medaria Arradondo

Film

Backlash: The Murder of George Floyd

racism, very strong language, real violence, distressing scenes, threat

This documentary focuses on the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a US police officer, as well as the response of the Black Lives Matter movement and the subsequent impact of these events in the UK.…

This documentary focuses on the 2020 murder of George Floyd by a US police officer, as well as the response of the Black Lives Matter movement and the subsequent impact of these events in the UK.

Content Advice(May contain spoilers)

violence

threat and horror

language

discrimination

drugs

sexual violence and sexual threat

injury detail

theme

  • Director(s)

    Kwabena Oppong

  • Production Year

    2025

  • Release date

    07/05/2025

  • Genre(s)

    Documentary

  • Approx. running minutes

    89m

  • Cast

    Medaria Arradondo

racism, very strong language, real violence, distressing scenes, threat
Classified Date:
08/05/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dartmouth Films LTD
violence
Footage of real violence include riots in which protesters clash with police; a man is struck against a car bonnet and people are punched and forcibly restrained. Molotov cocktails are thrown and buildings are set alight.
threat and horror
A woman describes being threatened by a man wielding a gun and a knife in a racially aggravated incident. There is real footage showing people feeling intimidated during police searches and also of escalating tensions and aggressive behaviour during protest events.
language
There is infrequent very strong language ('c**t') as well as strong language ('f**k') and milder terms which include 'bitch', 'dickhead', 'shit', 'piss', 'Jesus', 'Christ', 'God' and 'hell'. There is also use of the middle finger gesture.
discrimination
Issues of modern and historic racism, institutional racism within policing and racially aggravated violence are discussed throughout the documentary, which also includes use of the racist terms 'n***er' and 'coon'. A woman recalls white classmates nicknaming her 'n***er' and 'nigs' when she was at school, also referring to her as 'golliwog' and 'black bitch'.
drugs
Brief verbal references are made to the misuse of fentanyl and methamphetamine.
sexual violence and sexual threat
A woman recounts being threatened with sexual violence in online messages.
injury detail
A man's face is left bloodied in real footage showing altercations between police and protesters.
theme
Distressing sequences include real video footage showing the arrest and murder of George Floyd; this includes sight of him being forcibly restrained by police officers, one of whom kneels on his neck as he pleads for help. References are made to the deaths of other Black people in police custody.
Classified Date:
24/04/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Dartmouth Films LTD

  • Classified date

    08/05/2025

  • Language

    English