Detropia

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Detropia

2012

1h 30m

Documentary

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Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady examine the decline of Detroit and the stalwart residents who remain in the once-thriving city.

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Detropia takes a comprehensive yet intimate -- and above all devastatingly powerful -- look at the rise and economic ruin of an American city.

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Barbara VanDenburgh

Arizona Republic

11/01/2012

3.5/5

A fascinating portrait of a 21st-century post-industrial hellscape.

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Inga Saffron

Philadelphia Inquirer

11/01/2012

3/4

Detropia's filmmakers stay out of the picture, hanging back to allow the viewer to absorb the meaning of Detroit's fate. It is even more complex than we thought.

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Tom Keogh

Seattle Times

10/18/2012

3/4

A startling, haunting documentary about a once-great city, "Detropia" is all but a eulogy for Detroit.

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Jordan M. Smith

IONCINEMA.com

02/09/2020

With a mindful eye and an evenhanded approach, stark photography and unmitigated confessions, Detropia gives an austere depiction of a floundering city, but the acceptance of failure remains unthinkable while potential still remains.

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Steve Erickson

Gay City News

02/22/2018

... the film has a clear perspective: Detroit as a microcosm of the impact of global capitalism...

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Stuart Klawans

The Nation

01/09/2018

Ewing and Grady give you the numbers in Detropia. They give you the ruins, too-richly photographed by Tony Hardmon and Craig Atkinson and astonishingly well edited by Enat Sidi-but their main interest is far from prurient.

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Synopsis

Filmmakers Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady examine the decline of Detroit and the stalwart residents who remain in the once-thriving city.

Director: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady
Producer: Heidi Ewing, Rachel Grady, Craig Atkinson
Distributor: Loki Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 5, 2012, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 10, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $287.6K
Runtime: 1h 30m