The urban legend of "White Boy Rick" is reexamined in this film, revealing the true story of 17-year-old Richard Wershe Jr., who allegedly ran a large-scale drug operation in 1980s Detroit. Despite being sentenced to life without parole for a non-violent juvenile drug offense, Wershe remains imprisoned 30 years later.

White Boy
Based on the life of a Detroit teenager, the film tells the true story of a young individual who masterminded a large-scale drug trafficking operation in the 1980s.