Rodney King (2017)

Title: Rodney King

Original Title: Rodney King

Release Date: 2017-04-28

Status: Released

Rating: 4.5/10 (from 12 votes)

Language: EN

Genres: Drama, Crime

Production Companies: Buffalo 8, 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks

25 years ago, four LAPD officers were acquitted in a state court for beating King, sparking three days of rioting that left 53 people dead. Now, around the anniversary, this Spike Lee-produced one-man show (Roger Guenver Smith) will be streaming on Netflix. A complex, semi-tragic figure, King drowned in 2012. His life was rarely smooth, or simple – its telling makes for a sober, moving watch.