The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

The Murder of Stephen Lawrence

6.8IMDb Score
Released:1999-02-18
Duration:103 min
Director:Paul Greengrass
Actors:Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Hugh Quarshie, Leon Black, Ashley Walters, Millicent Gezi
Production:ITV Studios, GBH

Overview:

Stephen Lawrence was a black London teenager murdered by white racists in 1993. His parents fought to have the crime properly investigated, culminating in a judicial enquiry into the event itself and also the inadequacies of the ensuing investigation by the London Metropolitan Police.

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