Heat Wave

"The Watts uprising of '65 turned the police into killers... a community into ashes... and a young black journalist into a hero."

A rookie black journalist investigates the tensions of the Watts section of Los Angeles in the bloody summer of 1965.

Release Date

August 13, 1990

Status

Released

Original Title

Heat Wave

Runtime

1h 40min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies