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A former member of the Ku Klux Klan learns tolerance through love and faith when he's taken in by an African American reverend.
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Burden grapples clumsily with its undeniably worthy themes, but its honorable intentions -- and strong performances -- make it easy to forgive those flaws.

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Barry Hertz Globe and Mail 06/27/2020
2/4
Like Green Book, The Blind Side, The Soloist and so on, Burden fits too snugly into the white-saviour mode of storytelling. Which is a shame, because everyone involved here is doing their best in trying to craft layered characters with compelling agendas. Go to Full Review Roxana Hadadi Pajiba 03/25/2020
What is Burden teaching us or telling us about race in America that we don't already know from decades of history or decades of cinema? Go to Full Review Elizabeth Montgomery Arizona Republic 03/05/2020
3/5
"Burden" does a great job of giving the viewer a look at the lives of those in the KKK beyond their hatred, but it misses the mark on making an impact on the viewer. Go to Full Review Hagan Osborne FILMINK (Australia) 04/01/2021
10/20
...a film about Black suffering designed for white self-gratification. Go to Full Review Kt Schaefer Twin Cities Geek 03/13/2021
Burden tries to leave viewers with a sense of hope from its good-hearted redemption story, and for some, it certainly will. But for others, its shortcomings will make it feel shallow and naïve. Go to Full Review Jade Budowski Decider 02/16/2021
Burden stumbles in choosing to put its spotlight on the wrong character. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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David 03/16/2020 The acting was amazing. The story telling of a very sad period in our history moved me. What an unexpected delight. See more Guadalupe C 03/09/2020 The moral of the movie, Bravo. See more tubambino310 03/07/2020 It was ok,,, Needed a lil more after it went slow See more Roach 03/01/2020 This is an amazing story of redemption. Beautifully crafted and executed. Dont miss. See more David C @RT09838700 03/26/2023 This is a compelling drama, with touching relationships that develop as the story unfolds. The white saviour idea seems off to me, as this isn't something that shows. The themes of hope and forgiveness seem more compelling, An honest telling of a true story, with more to it than just telling an age old tale of oppression and violence See more Jerod S @jeroduptown 02/08/2023 Hedlund was new to me and he nailed the role of a klansman who had his eyes opened to racism in the late 90s. True story of the Echo Theater turned into a Redneck store in SC. See more Read all reviews
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Andrew Heckler

Director

Garrett Hedlund

Mike Burden

Forest Whitaker

Reverend Kennedy

Andrea Riseborough

Judy

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Griffin

Tess Harper

Hazel

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Synopsis A former member of the Ku Klux Klan learns tolerance through love and faith when he's taken in by an African American reverend.
Director
Andrew Heckler
Producer
Robbie Brenner, Bill Kenwright
Screenwriter
Andrew Heckler
Distributor
101 Studios
Production Co
The Fyzz Facility, The Firm
Rating
R (Language Throughout|Disturbing Violent Content|Racial Epithets)
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 28, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 6, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$134.1K
Runtime
2h 9m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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