Burden (2018 film)

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Burden
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Film poster
Directed byAndrew Heckler
Written byAndrew Heckler
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJeremy Rouse
Edited byJulie Monroe
Saar Klein
Music by Dickon Hinchliffe
Production
companies
Bill Kenwright Films
The Fyzz Facility
Unburdened Entertainment
Distributed by101 Studios
Release dates
  • January 21, 2018 (2018-01-21)(Sundance)
  • February 28, 2020 (2020-02-28)(United States)
Running time
119 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$450,189 [2] [3]

Burden is a 2018 American drama film, inspired by true events. The film was produced by Robbie Brenner and Bill Kenwright, and was written and directed by Andrew Heckler. [4] The film stars Garrett Hedlund, Forest Whitaker, Andrea Riseborough, Tom Wilkinson, Tess Harper, and Usher. [5] The film premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and won the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award. [6]

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Plot

The film follows Mike Burden, an orphan raised within the Ku Klux Klan in the town of Laurens, South Carolina. During the opening of the infamous Redneck Shop, Mike falls in love with a woman who urges him to leave so they can have a better life together. [7] The Klan seeks Mike out for vengeance. [8] A black Baptist church congregation, led by Reverend Kennedy, agrees to protect Mike, his girlfriend and her son. [9]

Cast

Production

Production of the film began October 20, 2016 and was set to wrap up on November 15, 2016. [10]

Critical response

Rotten Tomatoes reports a 50% approval rating based on 72 reviews, with an average score of 6.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "Burden grapples clumsily with its undeniably worthy themes, but its honorable intentions — and strong performances — make it easy to forgive those flaws." [11] Metacritic gives the film a weighted average of 63/100 based on 6 critic reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [12]

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