Sorry to Bother You

(2018)

★ 6.8 IMDb · 1,832 votes

Genres: Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Comedy

Year: 2018

Runtime: 111 мин

Country: United States of America

Director: Boots Riley

Cast: Лакит Стэнфилд, Тесса Томпсон, Жермен Фаулер, Омари Хардвик, Терри Крюс, Kate Berlant, Майкл И. Соммерс, Дэнни Гловер, Стивен Ён, Арми Хаммер

Plot

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success – which propels him into a macabre universe.

In an alternate version of Oakland, Cassius Green gets a telemarketing job and finds the commission paid job a dispiriting struggle as a Black man selling to predominantly white people over the phone. This changes when a veteran advises him to use his "white voic2" and the attitude behind it to make himself more appealing to customers. With a bizarrely high-pitched accent, Cassius becomes a success even as his colleagues form a union to improve their miserable jobs. Cassius is promoted to being a "Power Caller" who sells the most morally-abhorrent but lucrative products and services--as his connection to his girlfriend and colleagues fades away. His conscience arises anew amid his boss' bizarre world of condescending, bigoted decadence and his sinister plans to create the perfect subservient workforce with Cassius' help.