Detroit (2017)

Directed by

Kathryn Bigelow

Genre

drama film, crime film, historical drama

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 23m

Rated

R

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 1,757 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film dramatizes the real-life Algiers Motel incident during the 1967 Detroit riots. It follows a group of musicians and other people trapped at the motel as police brutality escalates into tragedy.

tenseharrowingvisceralintenseurgentunflinchingclaustrophobicgripping

What happens

Detroit is a 2017 American historical crime drama film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. It stars John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jason Mitchell, John Krasinski, and Anthony Mackie. Based on the Algiers Motel incident during Detroit's 1967 12th Street Riot, the film's release commemorated the 50th anniversary of the event. The film premiered at Detroit's Fox Theatre on July 25, 2017, and began a limited theatrical release on July 28, before opening wide on August 4. It received positive reviews from critics, with particular praise given to Bigelow's direction, Boal's script, and the performances of Poulter, Boyega, and Smith, but was a box office failure, only grossing $24 million against its $34 million budget. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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