White Man's Burden

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.

Genres:

Drama

Release:

Dec 01, 1995

Production:

Rysher Entertainment , HBO , A Band Apart , Savoy Pictures

Casts:

John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Margaret Avery, Tom Bower, Andrew Lawrence, Bumper Robinson, Tom Wright, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Judith Drake, Thom Barry, Carrie Snodgress, Steve Wilcox, Jason Kristofer, Seth Green, Alexis Arquette, Lawrence Bender, Kerry Remsen, Steve Larson