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The Burning Plain is a 2008 American drama film directed and written by Guillermo Arriaga and starring Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Basinger and Joaquim de Almeida. In Arriaga's directorial debut, he films a story that has multipart story strands woven together as in his previous screenplays.
A drama about a mother and daughter who try to bond after a difficult childhood, and other characters who face emotional challenges. The plot involves time and space travel, border crossing, and a clandestine affair.
Sep 16, 2009 · A film by Guillermo Arriaga that intercuts two tragic timelines and locations, involving the same characters. Roger Ebert criticizes the confusing and self-indulgent structure, but praises the performances of Kim Basinger and Charlize Theron.
The Burning Plain. 2008 · 1 hr 47 min. R. Drama · Romance. A mother begins a dangerous love affair in a dusty border town while a restaurateur turns to sex in the aftermath of a childhood tragedy.
- Guillermo Arriaga
- January 1, 2008
- 107 min
Directed by Guillermo Arriaga. 2008 1h 51m R. Drama, Romance, Crime, and more. 6.7 38% 56% Watch. A trailer is burning in the middle of a plain. The bodies of two adulterous lovers are found. Scenes from both families, before and after the dramatic events, suggest an unusual connection between them. But what is their secret? More.
THE BURNING PLAIN, a romantic mystery about a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life. Oscar-winner Charlize Theron plays Sylvia, a beautiful...