Burden Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Jan. 27, 2020

Burden

Release Date: Friday, February 28, 2020 Limited

Garrett Hedlund, Bill Kenwright, Forest Whitaker, Tom Wilkinson, Andrea Riseborough, Robbie Brenner, Tess Harper, Usher Raymond, Crystal Fox, Andrew Heckler

R Drama 2 hrs, 9 m

4.4

84% WILL SEE

16% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker (The Butler, Black Panther) and Garrett Hedlund (Mudbound) star in a powerful and timely true-story of faith and love overcoming hate. Set in a small South Carolina town scarred from deep-rooted racism in the mid-nineties, an unlikely friendship forms when an African American Reverend (Whitaker) shelters Mike Burden (Hedlund) a KKK member, along with his girlfriend Judy, a single mother played by Andrea Riseborough. Through his faith and love, Reverend Kennedy helps Mike leave his violent past in the Klan ultimately helping to heal the community.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Burden.

Garrett Hedlund
The Marsh King’s Daughter, The Tudor
Andrea Riseborough
Lee, Amsterdam
Forest Whitaker
Megalopolis, The King of Kings
T
Tom Wilkinson
Lone Ranger, The Exorcism of Emily Rose
T
Tess Harper
Sunlight Jr., Rosebud Lane
C
Crystal Fox
Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace
U
Usher Raymond
In the Mix, Untitled Usher Project

Crew Behind the Film

The Burden behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

Director: Andrew Heckler
Screenwriters: Andrew Heckler
Bill Kenwright
Producer: Robbie Brenner

Studio: 101 Studios
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: R Restricted for disturbing violent content, and language throughout including racial epithets
Runtime: 2 hrs, 9 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English

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Official Burden movie trailers and clips.

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Burden Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the Burden movie production.

Key Facts

Based on a true story.

Production Updates

Aug 2019

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Burden was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, February 28, 2020. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The Invisible Man, All The Bright Places and Wendy. As a limited release, Burden was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

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