

White Man's Burden
1995 · Movie · 1h 29m · R
Drama
"Reality Just Switched Sides"
Overview
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.
Ratings
IMDb
5.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
24%
Key crew
- Desmond NakanoWriter
- Desmond NakanoDirector
- Howard ShoreOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- John TravoltaLouis Pinnock
- Harry BelafonteThaddeus Thomas
- Kelly LynchMarsha Pinnock
- Margaret AveryMegan Thomas
- Tom BowerStanley
- Andrew LawrenceDonnie Pinnock
- Bumper RobinsonMartin
- Tom WrightLionel
- Sheryl Lee RalphRoberta
- Judith DrakeDorothy
- Carrie SnodgressJosine
- Steve Wilcox1st Youth at Hot Dog Stand
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Themes
dystopiablack white relationsangryalternate universeintrospectivearrogant























