White Man's Burden (film)
| White Man's Burden | |
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 Theatrical release poster |
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| Directed by | Desmond Nakano |
| Produced by | Lawrence Bender |
| Written by | Desmond Nakano |
| Starring | John Travolta Harry Belafonte |
| Music by | Howard Shore |
| Cinematography | Willy Kurant |
| Editing by | Nancy Richardson |
| Studio | UGC Rysher Entertainment A Band Apart |
| Distributed by | Savoy Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 1, 1995 (USA) |
| Running time | 89 minutes |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Budget | Unknown |
| Box office | $3,760,525 (USA) |
White Man's Burden is a 1995 dramatic film about racism in an alternative America where black and white Americans have reversed cultural roles.
The film revolves around Louis Pinnock, a white factory worker (John Travolta), who kidnaps Thaddeus Thomas, a black factory owner (Harry Belafonte) who fired him over a perceived slight.
The film was written and directed by Desmond Nakano.
Tagline: Two men at odds in a world turned upside down.
[edit] Plot
Louis Pinnock (John Travolta) is a struggling urban factory worker. In this alternative reality, it is a large underclass of white Americans who live in rundown, crime-infested ghettos and face prejudice from the broader society, while the comfortable middle and upper class is predominantly black.
In an effort to go above and beyond in his position (hoping to become a foreman soon), in the candy factory in which he works, Pinnock delivers a package for his boss, to successful (CEO) Thaddeus Thomas (Harry Belafonte). After Pinnock accidentally sees Thomas's wife coming out of the shower, he is subsequently fired, beaten up by the police and forced to watch his family evicted. In a radical quest for justice, Pinnock kidnaps Thomas, which forces the two men to bond, as well as argue over race relations and the roots of social inequality.
