With less a month to go until its release, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for the upcoming drama Burden. Written and directed by Andrew Heckler, the film stars Forest Whitaker as a Reverend who must do everything in his power to prevent racial tensions from boiling over when a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in his small South Carolina town. Joining Whitaker in the cast are Garrett Hedlund, Tom Wilkinson, Andrea Riseborough, Tess Harper, Crystal Fox, and Usher Raymond; take a look below…
When a museum celebrating the Ku Klux Klan opens in a small South Carolina town, the idealistic Reverend Kennedy (Academy Award®-winner Forest Whitaker) resolves to do everything in his power to prevent long-simmering racial tensions from boiling over. But the members of Kennedy’s congregation are shocked to discover that his plan includes sheltering Mike Burden (Garrett Hedlund), a Klansman whose relationships with both a single-mother (Andrea Riseborough) and a high-school friend (Usher Raymond) force him to re-examine his long-held beliefs. After Kennedy helps Mike leave behind his violent past, the Baptist preacher finds himself on a collision course with manipulative KKK leader Tom Griffin (Tom Wilkinson). In the face of grave threats to himself and his family, the resolute Kennedy bravely pursues a path toward peace, setting aside his own misgivings in the hopes of healing his wounded community. From Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Robbie Brenner (Dallas Buyers Club) and writer/director Andrew Heckler comes this dramatic true story of compassion and grace in the American South.
Burden is set for release on February 28th.
