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Burden is a 2018 American drama film, inspired by true events. The film was produced by Robbie Brenner and Bill Kenwright, and was written and directed by Andrew Heckler. The film stars Garrett Hedlund, Forest Whitaker, Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wilkinson, Tess Harper, and Usher. The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award.
Plot
The film follows Mike Burden, an orphan raised within the Ku Klux Klan in the town of Laurens, South Carolina. During the opening of the infamous Redneck Shop, Mike falls in love with a woman who urges him to leave so they can have a better life together. The Klan seeks Mike out for vengeance. A black Baptist church congregation, led by Reverend Kennedy, agrees to protect Mike, his girlfriend and her son.
Cast
Garrett Hedlund as Mike Burden
Forest Whitaker as Reverend David Kennedy
Andrea Riseborough as Judy
Tom Wilkinson as Tom Griffin
Usher as Clarence Brooks
Crystal R. Fox as Janice Kennedy
Dexter Darden as Kelvin Kennedy
Austin Hébert as Clint
Taylor Gregory as Franklin
Tess Harper as Hazel Griffin
Tian Richards as Grant
Devin Bright as Duane Brooks
Tia Hendricks as Toosie Brooks
Joshua Burge as Ronny
Production
Production of the film began October 20, 2016 and was set to wrap up on November 15, 2016.
Critical response
Rotten Tomatoes reports a 50% approval rating based on 72 reviews, with an average score of 6.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Burden grapples clumsily with its undeniably worthy themes, but its honorable intentions — and strong performances — make it easy to forgive those flaws." Metacritic gives the film a weighted average of 63/100 based on 6 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
See also
List of black films of the 2010s
References
External links
Burden at IMDb
Burden at Rotten Tomatoes
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