White Man's Burden
1995 · Movie · 90 min. · United States
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.
Direction Desmond Nakano
Cast John Travolta · Harry Belafonte · Kelly Lynch · Margaret Avery · Tom Bower · Andrew Lawrence · Bumper Robinson · Janet Hubert
Soundtrack Howard Shore
Screenplay Desmond Nakano
Cinematography Willy Kurant
Original title White Man's Burden
4.8
771 votes (FilmAffinity)
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