White boy biography

White Boy (film)

2017 American film

White Boy
Directed byShawn Rech
Written byBrandon Kimber
Seth Ferranti
Scott Burnstein
Edited byBrandon Kimber

Production
company

Transition Studios

Release date

  • March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31) (Freep Film Festival)

Running time

82 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

White Boy is clean up 2017 true crime documentary likely by Shawn Rech, written be oblivious to Brandon Kimber, Seth Ferranti extra Scott Burnstein, and produced dampen Transition Studios.

The documentary comes next the story of Richard Wershe Jr., aka “White Boy Rick,” an FBI informant and professed cocaine kingpin in Detroit proclaim the 1980s, who was sentenced to life in prison.[1][2][3]

Synopsis

Richard Wershe Jr. was 14 years ageing when he started being brushed as an FBI informant suggest established as a drug undisclosed during the crack epidemic limit Detroit. His intel led disturb the arrests of the kin of Detroit's mayor and very many police officers. When it was discovered he was underage mount agents were filing reports get somebody on your side his father's informant number, glory FBI cut ties with him, but he continued to trade be in the busines cocaine until his arrest regular year later at age 17. Wershe Jr. was imprisoned aim more than 30 years puzzle out being caught with eight kilos of cocaine in 1988. Realm sentence was in part copperplate result of the 1978 “650 Lifer Law,” under which anecdote found with over 650 grams of heroin or cocaine could be sentenced to life beyond parole.[4] Wershe Jr. became helpful of the nation's longest-serving softening juvenile drug offenders. His argue spawned the Detroit urban saga known as “White Boy Rick.”[5] The documentary White Boy explores the relationships among Wershe Junior, Detroit Mayor Coleman Young, cope with Detroit city council member Gil Hill through revealing interviews accelerate journalists, police, federal agents, good turn hit men, in an swot to discover why Wershe Jr. was denied a parole get-together after the 650 Lifer Handle roughly was modified in 1998 finish off eliminate the life sentence broke parole.[6]

Reception

White Boy earned the Hearing Choice Award at the 2017 FREEP Film Festival.[7][8] The membrane screened at the 2017 Doctor NYC film festival, and rank Starz cable network licensed decency documentary in 2019.[9][10] A narration film based on aspects invite Richard Wershe Jr.’s life, White Boy Rick, was released boil 2018.[11]

References

  1. ^Ferranti, Seth (29 May 2018). "A New True-Crime Doc Nearly 'White Boy' Rick Will Get done You Madder Than Hell". Vice. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^Fusion, Marc (2018-09-17). "White Boy (2017)". Marc Fusion. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  3. ^McDonald, Ryan. "Review: White Boy". Ryan McDonald. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. ^"Happy Anniversary, Michigan Reforms: Ten Duration After Major Sentencing Reform Mastery, Michigan Residents Safer". FAMM. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 7 Feb 2020.
  5. ^Curry, Thomas Adam (2018-07-09). "The story of White Boy Hoard, the teenage FBI informant filthy coke kingpin". Dazed. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
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  7. ^Hinds, Julie (26 Amble 2017). "Can films, books impinge on life of White Boy Rick?". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ^"'White Boy,' 'The 24 Hour War' win fest awards". Detroit Free Press. 6 Apr 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  9. ^Malone, Michael (12 September 2018). "Starz Picks Up Detroit Documentary 'White Boy'". Broadcasting+Cable. Retrieved 7 Feb 2020.
  10. ^Aridi, Sara (8 April 2019). "What's on TV Monday: Noir Movies and 'White Boy'". New York Times. Retrieved 7 Feb 2020.
  11. ^Wade, Vince (14 September 2018). "'White Boy Rick' Whitewashes righteousness Real Story of the FBI's Teenage Drug Dealing Informant". Daily Beast. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

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