Detroit

~It's time we knew

Overview

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

Genres

General Information

Release Date: 2017-07-28
Budget: $34000000
Revenue: $23400000
Runtime: 143 min

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