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Title: Burden (2018)
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| Credited cast: | |||
| Andrea Riseborough | ... | Judy | |
| Garrett Hedlund | ... | Mike Burden | |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Reverend Kennedy | |
| Tom Wilkinson | ... | Tom Griffin | |
| Tess Harper | ... | Hazel | |
| Crystal Fox | ... | Janice Kennedy (as Crystal R. Fox) | |
| Usher Raymond | ... | Clarence Brooks | |
| Anna Colwell | ... | Molly | |
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Austin Hébert | ... | Clint |
| Dexter Darden | ... | Kelvin Kennedy | |
| Jason Davis | ... | Jameson | |
| Jeff Pope | ... | Cooper | |
| Tia Hendricks | ... | Toosie Brooks | |
| Charles Green | ... | Horace King | |
| Jessejames Locorriere | ... | Dale | |
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 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.
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This is a remarkable story of a man's redemption and those who made it possible through courage and love. There are elements, including the name of the central character and an ironic twist that would seem like artifacts of a writer's mind, but they were not--real people, the events that happened to them, and how they chose to respond to those events, provided a story that called out to be told. Writer/director Andrew Heckler does an amazing job telling the story and the cast is terrific.