Zoot Suit Riots (2002): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 2002, Zoot Suit Riots is a historie and dokumentarfilm film directed by Joseph Tovares, running about 53 minutes.

What it’s about. On August 1, 1942, a 22-year-old Mexican American man was stabbed to death at a party. To white Los Angelenos, the murder was just more proof that Mexican American crime was spiraling out of control. The police fanned out across LA, netting 600 young Mexican American suspects. Almost all those taken into custody were wearing the distinctive uniform of their generation: Zoot Suits. The tragic murder and the injustice of the trial that followed, coupled with sensational news coverage of both, fanned the flames of the racial hostility that was already running rife in the city. Within months of the verdict, Los Angeles was in the grip of some of the worst violence in its history.

Who’s in it. Zoot Suit Riots stars Héctor Elizondo as Narrator.

Where to watch. In USA you can stream it on History Vault and PBS Documentaries Amazon Channel and rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Zoot Suit Riots page.

If you liked it. Fans of Zoot Suit Riots tend to enjoy Schindlers Liste, Der Soldat James Ryan, Hacksaw Ridge - Die Entscheidung and Green Book - Eine besondere Freundschaft.