In August 2017, UK audiences will finally be able to experience Academy-Award winning Director Katheryn Bigelow’s latest gritty thriller, Detroit. To mark the release of the film, Becky Herrera leads you through 5 things you may not know about Kathryn Bigelow’s Detroit starring Will Poulter,John Boyega, Kaitlyn Dever, John Krasinski, Samira Wiley, Hannah Murray, Jack Reynor and Anthony Mackie. From cinematic innovation to world-class research, you can find out more about one of this year’s most gripping titles below.

You can see our premiere interviews along with the Detroit press conference in full and 1:1 interviews with Star Wars star John Boyega, Will Poulter (The Maze Runner) and Hannah Murray who currently plays Gilly in HBO’s Game of Thrones right HERE!

Plot: A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizen uprisings in United States history. The story is centered around The Algiers Motel Incident, which occurred in Detroit, Michigan on July 25, 1967, during the racially charged 12th Street Riot. It involves the death of three black men and the brutal beatings of nine other people: seven black men and two white women.

Detroit Movie Poster - John Boyega

Detroit is set to be released in UK cinemas on 25th August 2017