White Men Are Cracking Up

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White Men Are Cracking Up (1996)

Directed by Ngozi Onwurah

Crime, Drama, TV Movie · 20m

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.

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Cast

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Theo Omambala Maisie Blue Jon Finch Detective Margrave
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Tom Geoghegan Buckley
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Nick Simons Sandwich Board Man
B
Bernard Lawrence Homeless Man
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John Rafferty Tom
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Howard Davis Boy

Crew

Director
Ngozi Onwurah
Screenplay
Bonnie Greer
Director of Photography
Alwin H. Küchler
Producer
Frances-Anne Solomon, Ingrid Lewis, Penny Gold

Details

Release date
1996-01-01
Runtime
20m
Genres
Crime, Drama, TV Movie
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Leda Serene Films