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.
Release Date | December 1, 1995 | |
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Status | Released | |
Original Title | White Man's Burden | |
Runtime | 1h 29min | |
Budget | $7,000,000 | |
Revenue | $9,000,000 | |
Language | English | |
Original Language | English | |
Production Countries | France, United States of America | |
Production Companies | UGCA Band ApartLawrence Bender Productions |