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1995 film directed by Desmond Nakano

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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.

Released: 1995-12-0189 minDir: Desmond NakanoDramaBudget: $7.0MBox office: $9.0M

Cast

  • John Travolta as Louis Pinnock
  • Harry Belafonte as Thaddeus Thomas
  • Kelly Lynch as Marsha Pinnock
  • Margaret Avery as Megan Thomas
  • Tom Bower as Stanley
  • Andrew Lawrence as Donnie Pinnock

Themes

  • dystopia
  • black white relations
  • angry
  • alternate universe
  • introspective
  • arrogant

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Ratings

IMDb

5.3/10

5,240 votes

Rotten Tomatoes

24%

Year
1995
Runtime
89 min
Genres
Drama, Thriller
Rated
R

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English language
Screenwriter
Desmond Nakano
Cast member
Janet Hubert
Composer
Howard Shore
Cinematographer
Willy Kurant
Duration
89
FilmAffinity ID
212510
Distribution format
video on demand
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publication date
1995-01-01
title
White Man's Burden
distributed by
Netflix
review score
4.6/10
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