Tyrese Gibson stars as the extraordinary hero of the new crime thriller 1992, which explores the real-life issues and trauma of the Los Angeles riots following the brutal police beating of Rodney King. Gibson explores his personal connection to the film and discusses his new music, the double album Beautiful Pain. You can watch it on Tyrese.tv and catch 1992 in theaters August 30 from Lionsgate.
In 1992, Mercer (Tyrese Gibson) is desperately trying to rebuild his life and his relationship with his son (Christopher Emanuel) amidst the turbulent 1992 Los Angeles uprising in the wake of the Rodney King verdict. Across town, a father and son (Ray Liotta and Scott Eastwood) put their strained relationship to the test when they plan a dangerous heist to steal catalytic converters, which contain valuable platinum, from the factory where Mercer works. As tensions rise in Los Angeles and chaos erupts, both families reach a boiling point as they collide in this tense crime thriller.
