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A group of Black motel guests are rounded up and brutalized by police officers over a single terrifying night during the 1967 Detroit uprising, three of them killed - the true story behind Detroit, Kathryn Bigelow's harrowing dramatization of the Algiers Motel incident. John Boyega, Will Poulter and Algee Smith lead a film that unfolds in three chapters, moving from the chaos of the riots into a claustrophobic home-invasion-style nightmare before landing in a devastating courtroom aftermath. Released to mark the 50th anniversary of the events it depicts, the film reunited Bigelow with Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty screenwriter Mark Boal, with Will Poulter's chilling performance as the ringleader officer earning a BAFTA Rising Star nomination and widespread acclaim - critics repeatedly noted how directly its portrait of police violence spoke to America's present as much as its past. Screen International called it a cauldron of anger, fear and chaos, while Rotten Tomatoes described it as a gut-wrenching, essential dramatization of a tragic chapter in American history. Four Weeks of Kathryn Bigelow: Detroit (2017) Thursday, August 13 | Doors: 6PM | Film: 8PM | TicTic, Phnom Penh Free Entry & Popcorn – Arrive early for sofa, bed, or beanbag seating.
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