1985 Handsworth riots 1500 police officers drafted into the area, about 45 shops looted and burnt, and a trail of damage running into hundreds of thousands of pounds. As well as racial tension, unemployment was seen as a major factor in the riots; by the time of the riots, fewer than 5% of the black population to have left school that summer had found employment. The riots were the first of a series of similar riots across the country during the autumn of 1985, notably the Broadwater Farm riot in London which also resulted in a fatality (the murder of policeman Keith Blakelock).
The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (film) The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (film) The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared (), also known as The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared, is a 2013 internationally co-produced comedy film directed by Felix Herngren based on the novel of the same name by Jonas Jonasson. The film was screened in the Berlinale Special Gala section of the 64th Berlin International Film Festival. The film was released in more than 40 countries and grossed more than US$50 million, making it the third highest grossing Swedish film