Melanin

Melanin

Even when you're white, Black Lives Matter.

2023 · 118 min · ★ 7.0 · Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

After a series of personal and professional setbacks, a white advertising executive signs up to participate in a trial for an experimental drug designed to make your skin appear tanned.

Directed by Darren Brown

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