If The Streets Were On Fire

There are references throughout to street and gang violence involving guns and knives, and with often fatal consequences. Grainy CCTV footage shows an altercation taking place, but without strong detail, and there is also brief sight of a bloodied survivor of an attack as he is tended to by paramedics. The violence is condemned by those who have experiences of it, whilst others talk about efforts made to draw young people away from the culture that generates the violence. A man talks about feeling threatened by figures from his past involvement in gang violence from which he has attempted to turn away.

There is infrequent strong language ('f**k'), as well as milder terms such as 'pussy', 'shit', 'crap', 'bloody', 'dick', 'bastard' and 'damn', and rude middle finger gestures. There are also uses of reclaimed racial language ('n***a'), mostly in the lyrics of rap songs.

There is a brief reference to oral sex as one of a number of insults exchanged during a heated argument.

The film highlights the deprived social conditions of largely Black communities in London, which are offered as an explanation for the prevalence of deadly street violence in these areas, but seem to be met with misunderstanding or indifference on the part of the authorities.

A man briefly smokes a joint.

There are scenes of emotional upset as people talk about the deaths of family members and friends in episodes of street violence.

People, including a teenage boy, smoke cigarettes.