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Original title: Detroit
Year: 2017
Running time: 143 min.
Country: United States
Director: Kathryn Bigelow
Screenwriter: Mark Boal
Music: James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Cast: John Boyega, Algee Smith, Will Poulter, Jack Reynor, Ben O'Toole, Hannah Murray, Anthony Mackie, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Kaitlyn Dever, John Krasinski, Darren Goldstein, Jeremy Strong, Chris Chalk, Laz Alonso, Leon G. Thomas III, Malcolm David Kelley, Joseph David-Jones, Ephraim Sykes, Samira Wiley, Peyton 'Alex' Smith, Austin HebertSee 9 More
Producer: Annapurna Pictures, Page 1
Genre: Drama | Based On A True Story. 1960s. Racism
Synopsis: A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest RACE riots in United States history. The story is developed around the Algiers Motel incident, which occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, during the racially charged 12th Street Riot. It involves the death of three black men and the brutal beatings of nine other people: seven black men and two white women.

Awards: 2017: Satellite Awards: Nominated for Best Song

Critics' reviews

"A harrowing return to 1967 (...) It is extraordinary. Will Poulter is outstanding (...) Anthony Mackie is captivating (...) This is far from ancient history (…) Rating: ★★★★½ (out of 5)"

Jordan Hoffman: New York Daily News
"It's a hardcore masterpiece that digs into our violent past (...) [Bigelow] smacks us down in the middle of a brutal historical event so we can see it – and feel it – for ourselves (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"'Detroit' is a movie that will make you angry. It is designed to make you angry, and it does nothing to soften the blow or create some artificial uplift. (...) 'Detroit' is tough, but it’s worth it, every minute of it."

Mick LaSalle: SFGATE
"Tense and powerful, but one-dimensional (...) [It] remains short on complexity, as if it were enough simply to provoke and outrage the audience."

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter
"[Bigelow] has created a turbulent, live-wire panorama of race in America that feels like it’s all unfolding in the moment, and that’s its power."

Owen Gleiberman: Variety
"A horrifying tale of violence poses many urgent questions (...) It’s an effective, agonizingly hard-to-watch docudrama, one that benefits from Bigelow’s skill for telling complex stories with propulsive clarity."

Richard Lawson: Vanity Fair
"A brutal, visceral lesson in American history (...) A sincere effort to illuminate a singularly dark chapter in history"

Leah Greenblatt: Entertainment Weekly
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