The first official trailer for the upcoming movie Burden has been released today. It stars Forest Whitaker, Usher Raymond and Garrett Hedlund.
The film follows Mike Burden (Hedlund), an orphan who was raised by the leader of a local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan (Tom Wilkinson). When Mike falls in love with a single mother (Andrea Riseborough), she tries to convince him to change his violent ways and leave the Klan. Whitaker plays Reverend Kennedy, a pastor who tries to protect Burden, his girlfriend and her son after the Klan starts threatening them.
Here’s the official synopsis:
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.
The powerful film, produced and directed by Andrew Heckler, is set to hit theaters Feb. 28, 2020.