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White Man's Burden
“Reality Just Switched Sides”
5.1 / 10• 1995• 1h 29m•R• English
Drama
Storyline
The story takes place in alternative America where the blacks are members of social elite, and whites are inhabitants of inner city ghettos. Louis Pinnock is a white worker in a chocolate factory, loving husband and father of two children. While delivering a package for black CEO Thaddeus Thomas, he is mistaken for a voyeur and, as a result, loses his job, gets beaten by black cops and his family gets evicted from their home. Desperate Pinnock takes a gun and kidnaps Thomas, demanding justice.
Cast & Crew
John Travolta
Louis Pinnock
Lead
Harry Belafonte
Thaddeus Thomas
Kelly Lynch
Marsha Pinnock
Margaret Avery
Megan Thomas
Tom Bower
Stanley
Andrew Lawrence
Donnie Pinnock
Bumper Robinson
Martin
Tom Wright
Lionel
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Desmond Nakano's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. White Man's Burden is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
