Heat Wave
The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero.
Genres
Overview
A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
100 min
Release Date
1990-08-13
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
4
Vote Average
6.2
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