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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama - 129 minutes

Log Line

Inspired by true events, BURDEN tells the incredible journey of one man’s most unexpected transformation and redemption through the power of love. BURDEN follows Mike Burden (Garrett Hedlund), an orphan raised by a family with ties to the Ku Klux Klan who breaks away when the girl he’s fallen for ur

Previous markets

  • Berlin EFM 2017 (Debut)
  • Cannes 2017 (Line up)
  • AFM 2017 (Line up)
  • Sundance 2018 (Line up)
Full history

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Andrew HECKLER
Writer(s) : Andrew HECKLER
Cast : Garrett HEDLUND, Forest WHITAKER, Andrea RISEBOROUGH, Tom WILKINSON, Tess HARPER, Usher RAYMOND IV

Producer(s) : Robbie BRENNER

Synopsis

Mike Burden (Garret Hedlund) is a taciturn repo man rising through the ranks of the Ku Klux Klan in small-town South Carolina, 1996. Orphaned as a child, he is fiercely loyal to local Klan leader and toxic father figure Tom Griffin (a terrifying Tom Wilkinson). But Burden has a change of heart when he falls for Judy (Andrea Riseborough), a single mother who stirs his social conscience. His violent break from the Klan sends him into the open arms of Reverend Kennedy (Forest Whitaker), an idealistic African American preacher, who offers him safety and a shot at redemption.

Production

Country(ies) : USA

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Festivals and Awards

Sundance Film Festival 2018 U.S. Dramatic Competition


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