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White Men Are Cracking Up

1996, English. Directed by Ngozi Onwurah.

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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White Men Are Cracking Up is streaming on BFI Player in India.

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Released
1 January 1996
Country
United Kingdom
Written by
Bonnie Greer

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White Men Are Cracking Up runs 20 minutes (0h 20m).

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White Men Are Cracking Up is streaming on BFI Player in India. (Checked 10 November 2026.)

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Who directed White Men Are Cracking Up?

White Men Are Cracking Up (1996) was directed by Ngozi Onwurah and stars Theo Omambala, Jon Finch, Tom Geoghegan.

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