Let the Fire Burn (2013)

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Let the Fire Burn was released on October 2, 2013, in the USA. The American documentary film was produced by Amigo Media. The movie was directed by Jason Osder. The documentary production does not do any interviews, the process only finding and showing the footage as Osder wants to let the footage speak itself[1].

Plot

The documentary tries to portray how a bombing tragedy to black Americans that occurred in 1984. It all started when John Africa founded MOVE, a group with the principle of back-to-nature, in 1972. As they grew, MOVE's method shifts into giving speech through a bullhorn, campaign unsanitized which drew the attention of law enforcement in Philadelphia. Then, in 1978, an incident occurred where the MOVE members refused to comply with the regulation. For that reason, there was a shootout among police and MOVE members. Although MOVE said the police did all the raid, nine MOVE's members were sentenced and imprisoned. After that, MOVE still tries to create a campaign where eventually the police rage towards the action. The law enforcement bombed the house on Osage Avenue where MOVE members lived. They did not only bomb the house, but they also burn the houses and let the houses burnt down to ashes with the victims who were poor, African Americans at a very young age[2].

Controversy

The film shows the Rodney King's tape that one unarmed black American who already surrendered are beaten, kicked, and stomped by three policemen. The scene also shows where Philadelphia police bomb African American houses while there were children in them. Police do not extinguish the firebombing, they just let the fire burn the houses and the Africa Americans[3].

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