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 , who kidnaps Thaddeus Thomas, a black factory owner 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. Louis Pinnock 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 , in the candy factory in which he works, Pinnock delivers a package for his boss, to successful Thaddeus Thomas . 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.
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| Release date: | October 5, 1995 |
| Directed by: | Desmond Nakano |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 89 Minutes |
| Producer: | Lawrence Bender |
| Music by: | Howard Shore |
| Cinematography: | Willy Kurant |
| Genre: | Thriller |