Fresh
A fascinating portrait of a 21st-century post-industrial hellscape.
Barbara VanDenburgh, Arizona Republic
Detropia
2012 · 1h 33m · Not Rated
Documentary
Directed by
Heidi Ewing
,
Rachel Grady
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Detropia
Overview
Detroit’s story has encapsulated the iconic narrative of America over the last century – the Great Migration of African Americans escaping Jim Crow; the rise of manufacturing and the middle class; the love affair with automobiles; the flowering of the American dream; and now… the collapse of the economy and the fading American mythos.
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Tomatometer
Fresh
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.
Inga Saffron, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fresh
A startling, haunting documentary about a once-great city, "Detropia" is all but a eulogy for Detroit.
Tom Keogh, Seattle Times
Fresh
Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing, Oscar-nominated for their earlier Jesus Camp, aim a compassionate and artful lens in their new documentary Detropia, finding signs of life in the ruined city.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
Fresh
City services are shutting down, schools are closing, houses are being demo'd by the thousands - like lights being turned out one by one, "Detropia" powerfully captures a city fighting not to go dark.
Betsy Sharkey, Los Angeles Times
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