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White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 1, 1995

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Drama

User Score

50%

Original Title

White Man's Burden

Production Companies

Rysher Entertainment, HBO, A Band Apart, Savoy Pictures

Director

Desmond Nakano

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$9,000,000

Description

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.