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Sorry to Bother You
Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The film follows a young black telemarketer who adopts a white accent to succeed at his job. Swept into a corporate conspiracy, he must choose between profit and joining his activist friends to organize labor.
Directed by: Boots Riley
Starring: Lakeith Stanfield, Tessa Thompson, Jermaine Fowler, Omari Hardwick, Terry Crews, Patton Oswalt, David Cross, Danny Glover, Steven Yeun, Armie Hammer
Produced by: Nina Yang Bongiovi, Kelly Williams, Jonathan Duffy, Charles D. King, George Rush, Forest Whitaker
Written by: Boots Riley
Music by: Tune-Yards, The Coup
Cinematography: Doug Emmett
Edited by: Terel Gibson
Production companies: Significant Productions, MNM Creative, MACRO, Cinereach, The Space Program, Annapurna Pictures
Distributed by: Annapurna Pictures
Release date: January 20, 2018 (Sundance), July 6, 2018 (United States)
Running time: 112 minutes
Country: United States
Language: English
Cast
Lakeith Stanfield as Cassius "Cash" Green
David Cross as Cash's "white voice"
Tessa Thompson as Detroit, Cash’s girlfriend
Lily James as Detroit’s white voice
Jermaine Fowler as Salvador
Omari Hardwick
Patton Oswalt
Terry Crews as Sergio Green, Cash's uncle
Danny Glover as Langston
Steven Yeun as Squeeze
Armie Hammer as Steve Lift
Kate Berlant as Diana DeBauchery
Forest Whitaker as First Equisapien/Demarius
Rosario Dawson as Voice in Power Caller Elevator