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.
Title | White Man's Burden |
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Year | 1995 |
Genre | Drama |
Country | France, United States of America |
Studio | Rysher Entertainment, HBO, A Band Apart, Savoy Pictures |
Cast | John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Margaret Avery, Tom Bower, Andrew Lawrence |
Crew | Desmond Nakano (Writer), Desmond Nakano (Director), Eric Chambers (Stunts), Mike Malone (Set Dresser), Willy Kurant (Director of Photography), Nancy Richardson (Editor) |
Keyword | dystopia, black white relations, alternate universe |
Release | Dec 01, 1995 |
Runtime | 89 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.00 / 10 by 78 users |
Popularity | 4 |
Budget | 7,000,000 |
Revenue | 9,000,000 |
Language | English |