Burden
Director: Andrew Heckler (debut)
Cast: Garrett Hedlund, Andrea Riseborough, Forest Whitaker, Tom Wilkinson
Details: Picked up by Relativity to launch its speciality division, and only briefly being delayed going into production due to their bankruptcy, actor turned director Andrew Heckler helms this racial drama which hopes to be a big player at Sundance this year where it will have its world premiere.
Garrett Hedlund plays a Ku Klux Klansman who falls in love with a single mom (Andrea Riseborough) who forces him to confront his senseless hatred. Leaving the group and with nowhere to turn, he is taken in by an African-American reverend (Forest Whitaker) and learns tolerance through their combined love and faith.
