the film "Detroit" (2017)
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"Detroit" (2017) is a historical crime drama film that portrays the intense racial tensions and police brutality surrounding the 1967 Detroit uprising, focusing on the real-life Algiers Motel incident.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Detroit (2017 film) | 1 |
| the film "Detroit" (2017) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2151415 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: the film "Detroit" (2017) Context triple: [1967 Detroit rebellion, depictedIn, the film "Detroit" (2017)]
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A.
Detroit 300
Detroit 300 was a civic organization formed to plan and promote events commemorating the 300th anniversary of the city of Detroit.
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B.
film "Rustin" (2023)
"Rustin" (2023) is a biographical drama film that portrays civil rights leader Bayard Rustin’s pivotal role in organizing the 1963 March on Washington.
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C.
Da 5 Bloods
Da 5 Bloods is a 2020 war drama film directed by Spike Lee that follows a group of Black Vietnam War veterans returning to Vietnam in search of their fallen squad leader and buried treasure.
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D.
BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 biographical crime comedy-drama film that follows an African-American detective who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan, blending satire and social commentary on racism in America.
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E.
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year is a 2014 crime drama film set in 1981 New York City that follows an ambitious immigrant businessman struggling to protect his family and company amid rampant corruption and violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: the film "Detroit" (2017) Target entity description: "Detroit" (2017) is a historical crime drama film that portrays the intense racial tensions and police brutality surrounding the 1967 Detroit uprising, focusing on the real-life Algiers Motel incident.
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A.
Detroit 300
Detroit 300 was a civic organization formed to plan and promote events commemorating the 300th anniversary of the city of Detroit.
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B.
film "Rustin" (2023)
"Rustin" (2023) is a biographical drama film that portrays civil rights leader Bayard Rustin’s pivotal role in organizing the 1963 March on Washington.
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C.
Da 5 Bloods
Da 5 Bloods is a 2020 war drama film directed by Spike Lee that follows a group of Black Vietnam War veterans returning to Vietnam in search of their fallen squad leader and buried treasure.
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D.
BlacKkKlansman
BlacKkKlansman is a 2018 biographical crime comedy-drama film that follows an African-American detective who infiltrates the Ku Klux Klan, blending satire and social commentary on racism in America.
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E.
A Most Violent Year
A Most Violent Year is a 2014 crime drama film set in 1981 New York City that follows an ambitious immigrant businessman struggling to protect his family and company amid rampant corruption and violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: the film "Detroit" (2017) Description of subject: "Detroit" (2017) is a historical crime drama film that portrays the intense racial tensions and police brutality surrounding the 1967 Detroit uprising, focusing on the real-life Algiers Motel incident.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Detroit (2017 film)