White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

1995 · 89 min · EN · R · 5.1 (70 votes)
Dir. Desmond Nakano · Starring John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Margaret Avery, Tom Bower, Andrew Lawrence · Music Howard Shore

Reality Just Switched Sides

Drama

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.

VIBE

This film offers a disturbing, role-reversed look at societal structures. It's a tense, thought-provoking experience that forces viewers to confront uncomfortable truths about prejudice and power, leaving a lingering sense of unease.

tenseunsettlingfrustratedbleaksteadysocial commentarydystopian dramagritty realismraceclassinjusticepower dynamics
dystopiablack white relationsalternative universe