White Men Are Cracking Up

Name: White Men Are Cracking Up
Director: Ngozi Onwurah
Genre: Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1996-01-01
Duration: 20 min
Cast: Theo Omambala, Jon Finch, Tom Geoghegan, Nick Simons, Bernard Lawrence

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1996 · 20 min · Crime · Drama · TV Movie · TMDB 5.3/10

Overview

Maisie Blue is an enigmatic black widow figure under investigation by detective Margrave for her involvement in the suicides of successful white men. Through the blurred lines of perception and reality, the myth of the Black feminine mystique is explored under the guise of a murder mystery. The film explores the fetishization of Black women as a manifestation of white male insecurity.

Directed by Ngozi Onwurah

Cast

Theo Omambala — Maisie Blue
Jon Finch — Detective Margrave
Tom Geoghegan — Buckley
Nick Simons — Sandwich Board Man
Bernard Lawrence — Homeless Man