Burden
Release Date: February 28, 2020
Studio: 101 Studios
Director: Andrew Heckler
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, and language throughout including racial epithets
Screenwriter: Andrew Heckler
Genre: Drama
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Garrett Hedlund, Dexter Darden, Tom Wilkinson
Plot Summary: When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a small South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy resolves to do everything in his power to prevent racial tensions from boiling over. But the members of Kennedy's congregation are shocked to discover that his plan includes sheltering Mike Burden, a Klansman whose relationships with both a single-mother and a high-school friend force him to re-examine his long-held beliefs. After Kennedy helps Mike leave behind his violent past, the Baptist preacher finds himself on a collision course with manipulative KKK leader Tom Griffin. In the face of grave threats to himself and his family, the resolute Kennedy bravely pursues a path toward peace, setting aside his own misgivings in the hopes of healing his wounded community.
Release Date: February 28, 2020
Studio: 101 Studios
Director: Andrew Heckler
MPAA Rating: R for disturbing violent content, and language throughout including racial epithets
Screenwriter: Andrew Heckler
Genre: Drama
Starring: Forest Whitaker, Garrett Hedlund, Dexter Darden, Tom Wilkinson
Plot Summary: When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a small South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy resolves to do everything in his power to prevent racial tensions from boiling over. But the members of Kennedy's congregation are shocked to discover that his plan includes sheltering Mike Burden, a Klansman whose relationships with both a single-mother and a high-school friend force him to re-examine his long-held beliefs. After Kennedy helps Mike leave behind his violent past, the Baptist preacher finds himself on a collision course with manipulative KKK leader Tom Griffin. In the face of grave threats to himself and his family, the resolute Kennedy bravely pursues a path toward peace, setting aside his own misgivings in the hopes of healing his wounded community.
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