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Burning Sands

  • 20172017
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
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1,020
Burning Sands (2017)
Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
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Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.Deep into Hell Week, a favored pledgee is torn between honoring his code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing.
IMDb RATING
6.0/10
2.9K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
27,014
1,020
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    • Director
      • Gerard McMurray
    • Writers
      • Christine T. Berg
      • Gerard McMurray
    • Stars
      • Trevor Jackson
      • Tosin Cole
      • DeRon Horton
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Gerard McMurray
    • Writers
      • Christine T. Berg
      • Gerard McMurray
    • Stars
      • Trevor Jackson
      • Tosin Cole
      • DeRon Horton
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 23User reviews
    • 19Critic reviews
    • 63Metascore
    • Awards
      • 4 nominations

    Videos1

    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:33
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    Photos14

    Steve Harris and Trevor Jackson in Burning Sands (2017)
    Octavius J. Johnson, Trevor Jackson, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton, and Malik Bazille in Burning Sands (2017)
    Trevor Jackson and Mitchell Edwards in Burning Sands (2017)
    Octavius J. Johnson, Trevor Jackson, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton, and Malik Bazille in Burning Sands (2017)
    Alfre Woodard and Trevor Jackson in Burning Sands (2017)
    Alfre Woodard, Common, Gerard McMurray, Trevor Jackson, Tosin Cole, and DeRon Horton at an event for Burning Sands (2017)
    Burning Sands (2017)
    Burning Sands (2017)
    Segun Akande in Burning Sands (2017)
    Segun Akande in Burning Sands (2017)
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    Trevor Jackson
    Trevor Jackson
    • Zurich
    Tosin Cole
    Tosin Cole
    • Frank
    DeRon Horton
    DeRon Horton
    • Square
    Alfre Woodard
    Alfre Woodard
    • Professor Hughes
    Steve Harris
    Steve Harris
    • Dean Richardson
    Trevante Rhodes
    Trevante Rhodes
    • Fernander
    Serayah
    Serayah
    • Angel
    Rotimi
    Rotimi
    • Edwin
    Octavius J. Johnson
    • Ron
    Mitchell Edwards
    Mitchell Edwards
    • Stephon
    Malik Bazille
    Malik Bazille
    • Dwight
    Imani Hakim
    Imani Hakim
    • Rochon
    Nafessa Williams
    Nafessa Williams
    • Toya
    Christian Robinson
    Christian Robinson
    • Big Cee
    Segun Akande
    Segun Akande
    • Big Brother Malcolm
    Sidney Alexandria
    • Sorority Girl
    • (as Sidney Freeman)
    Toshi Calderón
    Toshi Calderón
    • Chatting Probate Friend
    Cuyle Carvin
    Cuyle Carvin
    • Officer Daniels
    • Director
      • Gerard McMurray
    • Writers
      • Christine T. Berg
      • Gerard McMurray
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    • Trivia
      While making this film, director Gerard McMurray drew from his own experiences of being hazed as a recruit for a black fraternity at university.
    • Connections
      Referenced in Flix Forum: Burning Sands (2019)

    User reviews23

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    Top review
    A disturbing story
    This film tells the story of a number of college freshmen who is in the week of pledging to their fraternity house. The humiliation and violence gradually increase to an unacceptable level, and they have to decide whether to continue their so called friendship and brotherhood.

    "Burning Sands" tells a disturbing story, in which young men are abused in return for a distant, unrealised dream. The moment I see scorching, I already think it is going too far, but it goes way further than I can imagine. The abuse, manipulation and exploitation are unacceptable, in my opinion. I don't understand how this pledging culture can be allowed to continue. I can only be glad that I did not study in the United States.
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    5
    • Gordon-11
    • May 2, 2017

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 10, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cát Cháy
    • Filming locations
      • Petersburg, Virginia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Freedom Pictures
      • Homegrown Pictures
      • Homegrown Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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