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The Burning Plain

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Original title

The Burning Plain

Year

2008

Running time

111 min.

Country

United States

Director

Guillermo Arriaga

Screenwriter

Guillermo Arriaga

Cast

Music

Hans Zimmer, Omar Rodríguez-López

Cinematography

Robert Elswit

Producer

2929 Productions, Costa Films

Genre

Drama | Family Relationships. Ensemble Film

Synopsis

A drama with a two-tiered storyline concerning a mother (Basinger) and daughter (Theron) who try to form a bond after the young woman's difficult childhood. The Burning Plain is a drama that explores the mysterious connection between several characters separated by time and space: Mariana, a 16-year-old girl trying to put together the shattered lives of her parents in a Mexican border town; Sylvia, a woman in Portland who must undertake an emotional odyssey to burnish a sin from her past; Gina and Nick, a couple who must deal with an intense and clandestine affair; and Maria, a young girl who helps her parents find redemption, forgiveness and love.

Awards: 2008: Venice Film Festival: Best New Young Actor or Actress (Jennifer Lawrence)

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The Burning Plain

2008

Guillermo Arriaga

6.4

(6,894)