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A documentary about Detroit told through the eyes of firefighters charged with the thankless task of saving a city that many have written off as dead.

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Jeff Urbas ...
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Directed by

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Tom Putnam
Brenna Sanchez

Produced by

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Kimberly Burnick ... associate producer
Anthony Deptula ... field producer
Bruce Wayne Gillies ... line producer
Denis Leary ... executive producer
Morgan Neville ... executive producer
Tom Putnam ... producer
Brenna Sanchez ... producer
Jim Serpico ... executive producer
Steve Tihanyi ... executive producer
Austin Wilkin ... associate producer

Music by

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Alessandro Cortini
BC Smith

Cinematography by

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Mark Eaton
Nicola Marsh
Matt Pappas

Editing by

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Kevin Jones
Morgan R. Stiff
Miranda Yousef

Editorial Department

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Alyssia Brown ... assistant editor
Jeff Gilbert ... additional editor (as Jeff Seymann Gilbert)
Chase B. Kenney ... additional editor
Yaira Lamela ... assistant editor
Caroline Miller ... assistant editor
Matthew Nelson ... assistant editor
Chris Punsalan ... assistant editor
Tom Putnam ... additional editor
Brett Solem ... assistant editor
Nick D'Benedetto ... post-production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Jeremy Grody ... re-recording mixer
Tamara Johnson ... penteo sound consultant / re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Joel Knoop ... sound recordist / sound
Scott Loudon ... sound

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Adam Lima ... digital cleanup artist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Michael Bosman ... additional photography
Shane Patrick Ford ... additional photography
Chris Hersey ... additional photography
Joel Knoop ... additional photography / steadicam operator
Ryan Koral ... additional photography
Bill Meese ... camera assistant
Tom Putnam ... additional photography
Logan Siegel ... additional photography
Joe Vaughn ... additional photography
Alex Vendler ... additional photography
Jerry Wald ... additional photography
Eric Kmetz ... additional photography (uncredited)

Music Department

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Bryon Rickerson ... music editor
Brenna Sanchez ... music supervisor

Additional Crew

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Pat Deneau ... production assistant
Scott Grossman ... title designer
LaChelle Hunt ... office production assistant
Molly Irwin ... assistant to producer
Judith Karfiol ... legal counsel
Kathy Kieliszewski ... cultural consultant
David Magdael ... publicist
Bill McGraw ... cultural consultant
Kyle McPhail ... head production assistant
William Meese ... production assistant
Neil Ollivierra ... legal counsel
Daniel Rbibo ... insurance services
Logan Siegel ... production assistant
Ryan Carroll Sims ... production assistant
Gabriela Sosa ... spanish translation
Spencer Walker ... office production assistant

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Tommy Avallone ... enormous thanks
Steve Buscemi ... special thanks
Elliot V. Kotek ... enormous thanks
Suzanne Lindbergh ... special thanks
Shane Mackichan ... thanks
Iggy Pop ... special thanks
Jeffrey Prawdiuk-Spurr ... enormous thanks
Ryan Stelting ... thanks

Production Companies

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Distributors

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  • Area 23a (2012) (United States) (theatrical) (Co-Distributor)
  • TBVE (2012) (World-wide)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The city of Detroit, Michigan has been in severe decline in recent decades. Among the resulting problems is the dramatic rise of fires in a decaying urbanscape of abandoned buildings that seems to have no future. This film profiles the lives and trials of the personnel of the Detroit Fire Department, who are on the front line of this taxing battle. Facing constant emergencies in the face of shrinking budgets, the firefighters of Detroit are to determined to protect the city as best they can, whatever the cost. Written by Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)

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Taglines One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit See more »
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Also Known As
  • Burn: One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit (United States)
  • Gori (Croatia)
  • Пожар (Russia)
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Runtime
  • 86 min
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Box Office

Budget $225,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $1,970, 09 Nov 2012

Did You Know?

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Trivia The producers were motivated to make this film following the tragic death of Detroit firefighter Walter Harris, who perished fighting an arson fire in an abandoned house in 2008. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Too Hot for Burn (2012). See more »
Soundtracks Gimme Danger See more »

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