Detroit

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Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Produced by Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Megan Ellison, Colin Wilson, and Matthew Budman
Written by Mark Boal

With: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, John Krasinski, Anthony Mackie, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Jack Reynor, Kaitlyn Dever, Ben O'Toole, Nathan Davis Jr., Peyton 'Alex' Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Joseph David-Jones, Laz Alonso, Ephraim Sykes, Leon Thomas III, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Chris Chalk, and Jeremy Strong

Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Editing: William Goldenberg and Harry Yoon
Music: James Newton Howard

Runtime: 143 min
Release Date: 04 August 2017
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Color: Color

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Docudrama in the style of Home-Invasion Exploitation Horror. Bigelow and Boal's bold blending of genre places viewers inside the terror of historical events rather than at a safe, nuanced distance.

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