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Burden

  • 20182018
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Burden (2018)
When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy strives to keep the peace even as he urges the group's Grand Dragon to disavow his racist past.
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When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy strives to keep the peace even as he urges the group's Grand Dragon to disavow his ... Read allWhen a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy strives to keep the peace even as he urges the group's Grand Dragon to disavow his racist past.When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy strives to keep the peace even as he urges the group's Grand Dragon to disavow his racist past.
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    • Garrett Hedlund
    • Andrea Riseborough
    • Forest Whitaker
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    • Andrea Riseborough
    • Forest Whitaker
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    Garrett Hedlund
    Garrett Hedlund
    • Mike Burden
    Andrea Riseborough
    Andrea Riseborough
    • Judy
    Forest Whitaker
    Forest Whitaker
    • Reverend Kennedy
    Tom Wilkinson
    Tom Wilkinson
    • Tom Griffin
    Usher
    Usher
    • Clarence Brooks
    • (as Usher Raymond IV)
    Crystal Fox
    Crystal Fox
    • Janice Kennedy
    Austin Hébert
    Austin Hébert
    • Clint
    • (as Austin Hebert)
    Dexter Darden
    Dexter Darden
    • Kelvin Kennedy
    Taylor Gregory
    • Franklin
    Tia Hendricks
    • Toosie Brooks
    Devin Bright
    Devin Bright
    • Duane Brooks
    Joshua Burge
    Joshua Burge
    • Ronny
    Tess Harper
    Tess Harper
    • Hazel Griffin
    Anna Colwell
    Anna Colwell
    • Molly
    Bryan Hibbard
    Bryan Hibbard
    • Gus
    Jeff Pope
    Jeff Pope
    • Cooper
    Lindsey Moser
    Lindsey Moser
    • Mavis
    • (as Lindsay Moser)
    Roman Spink
    Roman Spink
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      In the late 90s, Andrew Heckler had actually gone to meet the real Reverend Kennedy in Laurens, South Carolina, after reading about the infamous Redneck Shop & KKK Museum in a newspaper article. After Heckler got the story from Reverend Kennedy, he began drafting the screenplay.
    • Quotes

      Mike Burden: [to Reverend Kennedy] Sir, if I call you my enemy, I'll walk through Heaven and I will punch God just to get to you. If I call you my friend, I'll walk through Hell and I'll slap the devil for you.

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      Green Grass and High Tides
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    Burden - Learning Life's Lessons
    Had heard nothing about this movie but gave it a go and pleased I stayed with it. It's a rough slog at times with its messy hand-held camera style and coarse language script, but obviously the writer/ director felt this conveyed the message - as close to the facts the story is based on. Forest Whitaker (The Last King Of Scotland) is highly impressive as the mid 1990s Baptist Reverend, earnestly out to prove that love is more powerful than hate. He offers safe shelter - in his own home, to a violent ex KKK member and family, inviting a serious situation with his own family as well as the town's angry KKK citizens.

    First-time writer/director Andrew Heckler took on a difficult task with this serious subject and at times it shows but the message is certainly an important one. It's quite interesting to see British Award winner, Tom Wilkinson as the nasty KKK leader - while also credited as one of the film's producers! He obviously felt strongly about its racial themes. It features a strong music score and performances are uniformly good.
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      • February 21, 2020 (Israel)
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