Detroit (Annapurna Pictures) br br Stars: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith br From the Academy Award winning director of THE HURT LOCKER and ZERO DARK THIRTY, DETROIT tells the gripping story of one of the darkest moments during the civil unrest that rocked Detroit in the summer of ‘67. br Stars: John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith br Detroit is an upcoming American historical crime drama thriller film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and written by Mark Boal is based on the 1967 Detroit riot. It is being released to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the event.