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The documentary's description: "Five years since the murder of George Floyd - the police killing that set America on fire with rage and sparked a wave of protests around the world, the film explores one of the most important and defining events in modern history."

The documentary's content: A focus on British policing and events in Britain.

I expected to see some exploration of the events of the day. I expected to see some exploration of the worldwide effects of the events of the day. Instead what I got was a monotonous repetition of the documentary-maker's agenda with a bizarre emphasis on tangentially relevant matters in the UK.

For a more relevant documentary on this topic, watch The Fall of Minneapolis (2023).

I love a documentary that explores the different perspectives of an event, or a historical story. This was not that.

This documentary was solely focused on Argentina, and in presenting Argentina in a positive light -- most notably evinced by the fact that, multiple times, they referenced Diego Maradona and the 1986 World Cup and even showed footage of that tournament, entirely without mentioning the Hand of God moment. This was a missed opportunity as documentarians, but also as Argentines.

I enjoy watching a bit of 'soccer', but I don't worship it. As such, I found this to be overly emotive and taking itself way too seriously with the evocative narration and music.

If you have a couple of hours to spare, just rewatch the world cup final rather than watching this.