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Black Block

Black Block

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Genoa 2001: As the G8 Summit drew to a close and the press and politicians departed, 300 riot police stormed the Diaz School looking for members of the infamous Black Block. They found instead young activists, mostly students, teenagers and journalists from around Europe preparing to bunk down in the school gym. Undeterred, they unleashed a calculated frenzy of violence, beating young and old, male and female indiscriminately. Those seriously injured were rushed to the hospital in ambulances, though soon after they were forced to join those who had been arrested and driven to a detention centre and subjected to further abuse and degradation.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Italian

Runtime

76 mins

Rating

8.1/10

Release Date

09 January 2011

Country

Italy

Cast

Lena Zuhlke

Lena Zuhlke

Ulrich Reichel

Ulrich Reichel

Niels Martensen

Niels Martensen

Daniel McQuillan

Daniel McQuillan

Michael Gieser

Michael Gieser

Mina Zapatero

Mina Zapatero

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