The Hard Stop

Name: The Hard Stop
Genre: Documentary

United Kingdom · 2015
1h 25m
Director George Amponsah
Starring Marcus Knox Hooke, Kurtis Henville
Genre Documentary

An intimate probe into the lives of the family and friends of Mark Duggan, a black 29-year old British man who was killed by London police in 2011, that sparked the worst civil unrest in recent British memory, which made headlines the world over.

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CineVue by Ben Nicholson

The resulting film is an exemplar of fine balance, managing to be both a humane character study and issue-driven polemic, looking at the ongoing personal and social repercussions and contextualising the events.

Time Out London by Dave Calhoun

It’s not a happy watch – but it’s an essential one if you want better to understand the city and people around you.

Empire by David Parkinson

Unflinching in its eschewal of objectivity, this provides a unique perspective on a notorious case, while correcting some of the impressions about urban black youth the media cravenly peddled in its aftermath.

The Guardian by Peter Bradshaw

A toxic cloud of anger, suspicion and sadness hangs over this documentary.