Burden
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Drama
129 min
Only love can drive out hate. When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a small South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy resolves to do everything in his power to prevent long-simmering racial tensions from boiling over. But, the members of Kennedy’s congregation are shocked to discover that his plan includes sheltering Mike Burden, a Klansman whose relationships with both a single mother and a high-school friend force him to re-examine his long-held beliefs.
After Kennedy helps Mike leave behind his violent past, the Baptist preacher finds himself on a collision course with manipulative KKK leader Tom Griffin. In the face of grave threats to himself and his family, the resolute Kennedy bravely pursues a path toward peace, setting aside his own misgivings in the hopes of healing his wounded community.
Cast
Garrett Hedlund, Forest Whitaker, Andrea Riseborough, Austin Hébert, Usher Raymond IV, Tom Wilkinson
Directed by
Andrew Heckler
Music
Dickon Hinchliffe
Screenplay
Andrew Heckler