A deeply moving and provocative true story of a ku klux klan member who changed his outlook. An ultimate story of redemption. With forest whitaker and andrea riseborough. The shocking, powerful and inspiring true story of mike burden, a south carolina klansman who changed his ways and redeemed himself with the love and help of his partner and the support of idealistic reverend kennedy. When a museum celebrating the ku klux klan opens in a small south carolina town, the idealistic reverend kennedy 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, a klansman whose relationships with both a single mother and a high school friend force him to re examine his long held beliefs.