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Austin Film Society presents White Boy Rick Red Carpet Special Screening

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Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, White Boy Rick is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison.

Matthew McConaughey, who stars in the film, will introduce the film and participate in a post-screening discussion with AFS founder Richard Linklater. 

 

Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, White Boy Rick is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison.

Matthew McConaughey, who stars in the film, will introduce the film and participate in a post-screening discussion with AFS founder Richard Linklater.

Set in 1980s Detroit at the height of the crack epidemic and the War on Drugs, White Boy Rick is based on the moving true story of a blue-collar father and his teenage son, Rick Wershe Jr., who became an undercover police informant and later a drug dealer, before he was abandoned by his handlers and sentenced to life in prison.

Matthew McConaughey, who stars in the film, will introduce the film and participate in a post-screening discussion with AFS founder Richard Linklater.

WHEN

WHERE

AFS Cinema
6406 N. I-35 Frontage Rd.
Suite 3100
Austin, TX 78752
https://www.austinfilm.org/screening/white-boy-rick-with-matthew-mcconaughey/

TICKET INFO

$50-$65 for screening with live Q&A; $20-$30 for screening with simulcast Q&A.
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