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Release Date:
Friday, February 28, 2020 Limited
disturbing violent content, and language throughout including racial epithets
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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Who stars in Burden: Cast List
Barron’s Cove, Tron: Legacy
Goodbye June, Lee
Arrival, The King of Kings
The Choice, Sense and Sensibility (30th Anniversary)
Frank, Sunlight Jr.
Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace
In the Mix, Step in the Name of Love
Who's making Burden: Crew List
A look at the Burden behind-the-scenes crew and production team.
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Production: What we know about Burden?
Key Facts
- Based on a true story.
Filming Timeline
- 2019 - August: The film was set to Completed status.
Burden Release Date: When was the film released?
Rent / Buy Burden was a limited release in 2020 on Friday, February 28, 2020. There were 12 other movies released on the same date, including The Invisible Man, All The Bright Places and Saint Frances.
As a limited theatrical release, Burden will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area. Sometimes, limited theatrical releases are simulatenously released to buy or rent on video on demand services like Prime Video and Apple TV.
