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18 September 2009 (USA) morePlot:
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. | full synopsisAwards:
1 win & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Guillermo Arriaga’s The Burning Plain Trailer Starring Charlize Theron (From FilmJunk. 27 May 2009, 9:12 AM, PDT)
Charlize Theron's Burning Plain Trailer
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(Credited cast)| Charlize Theron | ... | Sylvia | |
| Kim Basinger | ... | Gina | |
| Jennifer Lawrence | ... | Mariana | |
| José María Yazpik | ... | Carlos | |
| Joaquim de Almeida | ... | Nick | |
| Tessa Ia | ... | Maria | |
| Diego J. Torres | ... | Cristobal | |
| J.D. Pardo | ... | Young Santiago | |
| Danny Pino | ... | Santiago | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| John Corbett | ... | John | |
| Brett Cullen | ... | Robert | |
| Gray Eubank | ... | Lawrence | |
| Rafael Hernández | ... | Doctor Armendariz | |
| Toni Marie Lopez | ... | The woman | |
| Sean McGrath | ... | Scott | |
| Cesar Miramontes | ... | Plaza street vendor | |
| Marty Papazian | ... | Young Man | |
| TJ Plunkett | ... | Pat | |
| Chris Ranney | ... | Grocery Shopper | |
| Aide Rodriguez | ... | Operator | |
| Fernanda Romero | ... | Sophie | |
| Kacie Thomas | ... | Vivi | |
| Robin Tunney | ... | Laura | |
| Malcolm Ullery | ... | Priest's helper | |
| Stacy Marie Warden | ... | Monnie | |
| Taylor Warden | ... | Bobby | |
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Rated R for sexuality, nudity and language.Parents Guide:
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Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | UK:106 minColor:
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"Burning Plain" intrigued me from the opening scenes. In fact, I watched this film more or less hoping to see beautiful girls, rather than see a deep plot. It turned out that "Burning Plain" offered me both of these.
If I start from the miss-shots in this movie, I have to say that there were some plot holes. There were unfinished developments of quite a few characters, but that is probably because you can't put everything in 100 minutes movie. Thurthermore, I actually enjoyed the twist of the plot, since I understood parts of it immediately, and others were unknown to the very end. I am glad that the plot is not lost during flashbacks and flash-forwards.
Secondly, I enjoyed the problems which this film discussed, especially the problem of guilt. I caught myself even pondering, how should we face guilt? Should we run away, or should we welcome it open-handedly? Moreover, the girls were just I expected them to be. Young, beautiful and motivating. I would envy Guillermo Arriaga if I were in film business and I didn't get to work with such beauties.
Lastly, the soundtrack. I didn't particularly notice it throughout the film, which is good, because it helped me focus on what is happening, but in the end, when the film had it's most emotional moments, the sound delivered. I understand Hanz Zimmer had something to do with it, and I congratulate him for such a nice participation Generally, films that offer nice girls do not offer awesome plot, but there are exceptions. As problematic as it is, "The Burning Plain" has its prettiness, which makes me rate the film 9/10