White Man's Burden (1995)
Reality Just Switched Sides
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.
- Date of release
- 1995-12-01
- TMDB
- 5.1 / 10 (90)
- Runtime
- 1h 29m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Desmond Nakano
Casting
- John Travolta — Louis Pinnock
- 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
- Sheryl Lee Ralph — Roberta
- Judith Drake — Dorothy
- Carrie Snodgress — Josine
- Steve Wilcox — 1st Youth at Hot Dog Stand
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