Movie

White Man's Burden

1995 · 89 min

A grim, thought-provoking alternate-world drama that turns racial dynamics upside down, leaving a heavy, unsettling aftertaste.

Tagline: 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.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Race, class, power, justice
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: race
class
power
justice
identity
Places: big city
suburbs
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild