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Burning Cane

2019

Phillip Michael Youmans

Wendell Pierce, Karen Kaia Livers, Dominique McClellan, Braelyn Kelly

5.4

27

Drama Amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana, an aging mother struggles between her religious convictions and the love of her son.

	Author	Review
United States	John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter	"Would be a noteworthy debut even from a director twice Youmans' age (...) A pensive, artful feature of a sort we don't expect young people to be watching, much less making"	POS
United States	Owen Gleiberman Variety	"[It] isn’t a major work, yet it’s a movie of minor fascinations and seductions; it exerts the pull of a natural-born filmmaker’s eye.	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico rogerebert.com	"Youmans’ eye feels caught somewhere in the middle—undeniably remarkable for someone his age, but still a bit inexperienced for what he’s trying to accomplish here."	NEU
United States	Eric Kohn IndieWire	"Youmans doesn’t fixate on the awe-inspiring visuals as much as he uses them to convey the desperation of his small ensemble, and it’s here that the movie’s true strengths come into focus."	POS
United Kingdom	Stephen Whitty Screendaily	"With its deliberately oblique storytelling, and a finale that’s both obtuse and melodramatic, 'Burning Cane' is definitely going to be a polarising picture"	NEU
United States	Joe Blessing The Playlist	"It’s a film with powerful performances and narration (...) [It shows] a distinct style, a suggestive eye for setting and detail, and an admirable willingness to experiment."	POS

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