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White Boy

White Boy

Documentary
2017, Movie, 1h 22min
“White Boy Rick”, as he was called, was a novelty: A white teenager seemingly running a major inner-city drug operation. In May of 1987, 17-year-old Richard Wershe Jr. was charged with a non-violent, juvenile drug offense. By the time of his arrest he was already a Detroit legend, frequently making front-page headlines and leading the local television news. In this film, gangsters, hit men, journalists and federal agents struggle to explain why he remains in prison at nearly 50 years old. The possible explanation is more stunning than the crimes Wershe was alleged to have committed.
Country: United States
Cast:
Chris Hansen,
Seth Ferranti,
Herm Groman,
Scott M. Burnstein
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Shawn Rech
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Chris Hansen
As Self
Seth Ferranti
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Herm Groman
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Johnny Curry
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White Boy tells the true story of Richard Wershe Jr., a teenager who became a legendary drug kingpin in 1980s Detroit. With unprecedented access to Wershe Jr.'s family, friends, and enemies, this documentary explores how he was groomed by the FBI as an informant at just 14 years old, only to be abandoned and imprisoned for over 30 years. Through revealing interviews with journalists, police, federal agents, and hit men, White Boy uncovers the truth behind Wershe Jr.'s mysterious fate and the corrupt system that kept him behind bars.

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