# White Man's Burden (1995)

> A wrongfully persecuted factory worker kidnaps a powerful executive in an alternate America where racial privilege has been reversed.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19804

## Facts

- Runtime: 89 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Desmond Nakano
- Cast: John Travolta, Harry Belafonte, Kelly Lynch, Margaret Avery, Tom Bower, Andrew Lawrence, Bumper Robinson, Tom Wright
- TMDB rating: 5.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114928/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: angry, tense, introspective, political film night, social justice discussion

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