White Boy Rick

The true story of Ricky Wershe Jr., a young man that became a street hustler, FBI informant and drug kingpin before the age of sixteen. As Rick becomes a notorious criminal, his father desperately fights to keep his family together in the midst of a crumbling economy., In 1980s Detroit, white teenager Rick sees an opportunity to get his family out of poverty by joining up in the cocaine operation taking place in his predominantly African-American neighborhood. He then becomes the youngest FBI informant in history when he’s recruited by government officials to take down the drug ring from the inside., In 1980s Detroit, white teenager Rick Wershe Jr. (Richie Merritt) sees an opportunity to get his family out of poverty by joining up in the cocaine operation taking place in his predominantly African-American neighborhood. He then becomes the youngest FBI informant in history when he’s recruited by government officials to take down the drug ring from the inside. Directed by Yann Demange. Based on a true story. Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Brian Tyree Henry, and RJ Cyler co-star.