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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
The Marsh King’s Daughter, The Tutor
Amsterdam, W.E.
Lee Daniels' The Butler, Respect
The Ghost Writer, The Conspirator
Rosebud Lane, Good Side of Bad
Tyler Perry's A Fall From Grace
In the Mix, Untitled Usher Project
Who's making Burden: Crew List
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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?
Burden was a Limited release in 2020 on Friday, February 28, 2020. There were 11 other movies released on the same date, including The Invisible Man, Wendy and The Jesus Rolls.
As a Limited 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.