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Detroit

- It's time we knew

A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.

Release Date : 2017-07-28

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Annapurna PicturesPage 1Harpers Ferry

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Melvin Dismukes

Original Name : John Boyega

Gender : Male

Character Name : Philip Krauss

Original Name : Will Poulter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Greene

Original Name : Anthony Mackie

Gender : Male

Character Name : Larry Reed

Original Name : Algee Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Julie Ann

Original Name : Hannah Murray

Gender : Female

Character Name : Carl Cooper

Original Name : Jason Mitchell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Michael Clark

Original Name : Malcolm David Kelley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Demens

Original Name : Jack Reynor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Flynn

Original Name : Ben O'Toole

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fred Temple

Original Name : Jacob Latimore

Gender : Male

Character Name : Karen

Original Name : Kaitlyn Dever

Gender : Female

Character Name : Attorney Auerbach

Original Name : John Krasinski

Gender : Male

Character Name : Morris

Original Name : Joseph David-Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jimmy

Original Name : Ephraim Sykes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Darryl

Original Name : Leon G. Thomas III

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lee

Original Name : Peyton Alex Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aubrey

Original Name : Nathan Davis Jr.

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aubrey Pollard Sr.

Original Name : Gbenga Akinnagbe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Leon

Original Name : Tyler James Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Officer Frank

Original Name : Chris Chalk

Gender : Male

Character Name : Morgue Doctor

Original Name : Jennifer Ehle

Gender : Female

Character Name : Attorney Lang

Original Name : Jeremy Strong

Gender : Male

Character Name : John Conyers Jr.

Original Name : Laz Alonso

Gender : Male

Character Name : Warrant Officer Roberts

Original Name : Austin Hébert

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vanessa

Original Name : Samira Wiley

Gender : Female

Character Name : Police Sergeant James

Original Name : Mason Alban

Gender : Male

Character Name : Malcolm (as Miguel Pimentel)

Original Name : Miguel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Malcolm

Original Name : Miguel Pimentel

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Tanchuck

Original Name : Darren Goldstein

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blind Pig Patron

Original Name : Kristopher Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Homicide Detective Anderson

Original Name : Glenn Fitzgerald

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer Bill

Original Name : Bennett Deady

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Tokunbo Joshua Olumide

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nate Conyers

Original Name : Benz Veal

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Jones

Original Name : Dennis Staroselsky

Gender : Male

Character Name : Martha

Original Name : Zurin Villanueva

Gender : Female

Character Name : Spencer

Original Name : Ricardo Pitts-Wiley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Foreman Pete

Original Name : Timothy John Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Detective Thomas

Original Name : Chris Coy

Gender : Male

Character Name : National Guardsman Mike

Original Name : Joey Lawyer

Gender : Male

Character Name : National Guardsman Matthew

Original Name : Will Bouvier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Linda Tucker

Original Name : Morgan Rae

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer David

Original Name : David A. Flannery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Roberta Pollard

Original Name : Kris Sidberry

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ma Pollard

Original Name : Lizan Mitchell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Eddie

Original Name : Ato Blankson-Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : George

Original Name : Henry Frost III

Gender : Male

Character Name : Philip

Original Name : JJ Batteast

Gender : Male

Character Name : Vietnam Vet

Original Name : Michael Jibrin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dismukes' Mother

Original Name : Karen Pittman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Michael

Original Name : Malcolm David Kelley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police Officer Paul

Original Name : Eddie Troy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Head Juror

Original Name : Alexander Cook

Gender : Male

Character Name : Judge Demascio

Original Name : Frank Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Reporter at Court

Original Name : Gary Wilmes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Blind Pig Patron

Original Name : Khris Davis

Gender : Male

Reviews

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

An important story to tell no doubt, but as a film it's a disappointment in my opinion. Of course I cared for the characters from the first second due to the obvious subject matter, but that's as far as I ever got. It's a long 143 minutes, with one scene in particularly lasting an age without really doing much; except the final act of it. A film needs to do more, if this was a documentary - even a docudrama - then fair enough but it isn't. It also wastes a pretty top notch cast. John Boyega is in this, portraying Melvin Dismukes. The amount of times he's just there standing around doing nothing is frustrating, he has a few moments where he gets to act and you can see his phenomenal talent - especially one time where you see the effect of events on Melvin - but that's about it. A waste. Similar can be said for Anthony Mackie, star of one of my favourite films in 'The Adjustment Bureau'. He plays such a minor role, you cast someone like Mackie you gotta use him more surely? Will Poulter gets most of the screen time. He's good I guess, not sure we need to see quite as much of him as we do - given his character is an open/shut case. Elsewhere, you have other familiar faces like Tyler James Williams (shoutout Noah) and John Krasinski. I don't intend to crap on this film. It's clearly well made, has great intentions and relays a notable story. I'm just disappointed with the end product, I judge films as films and 'Detroit' is rather underwhelming.

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2024-01-31

Based on a true story, and on the facts - insofar as they will ever actually be known - this is a gritty and quite depressing depiction from Kathryn Bigelow of one traumatic night in the city. It was during a night of rioting that a squad of police officers respond to reports of gunshots at a city hotel. Upon entering they discover a group of black youths, a couple of white girls - and what follows is a potent mix of racial hatred, bigotry and violence as the boys in blue leave what integrity they might have had at the door and leave again with three dead bodies and nine others savagely beaten to show for their policing efforts. Will Poulter sheds his nice but dim "Harry Potter" image and is really effective as the lead officer bent off exacting his own stye of justice, Ben O'Flynn also works well as his complicit sidekick and there are strong performances from Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith and from John Boyega as the state policeman trying to do his best to tread the very perilous line between law enforcer and African American. It shies not from presenting us with a ghastly human face for the spontaneous and plausible attitudes of superiority and disdain held by the polices and depicts with some menace how their captives are terrified and humiliated by the people they ought to heave been able to trust - and that extends to the "slutty" two white girls too. It's really one ensemble effort, the direction is taut and at time the whole thing just has a relentlessness that does make you wonder (I am not an American) how the hell this could ever have happened in a land that purported to be civilised and free (in 1967). Not an easy watch, but the events in Detroit 50-odd years ago still resonate with issues of policing and racism just a potently now, as when this is set.