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White Man's Burden

White Man's Burden

Dec 1, 1995
89 min
Drama
5.2/ 10
83 votes

Overview

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.

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TMDB
5.2/10
83 votes
IMDB
5.3/10
5,240 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
24%
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Box Office & Budget

Budget$7,000,000Production cost
Box Office$9,000,000Worldwide gross
Profit$2,000,000Profitable
ROI
+28.6%Return on investment
US Box Office$3,734,870Domestic earnings

Details

Production information

"Reality Just Switched Sides"

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$7,000,000

Revenue

$9,000,000

Production Companies

UGCA Band ApartLawrence Bender Productions

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