Burn Country Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Dec. 14, 2016

Burn Country

Release Date: Friday, December 9, 2016 Limited

Rachel Brosnahan, James Franco, Melissa Leo, Dominic Rains, Ian Olds, Paul Felten, Thomas Jay Ryan, James Oliver Wheatley

N/A Drama 1 hr, 42 m

1.5

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45% WON'T SEE

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Plot

What's the story about?

An Afghan journalist is exiled from his war-torn country to a small bohemian community in Northern California. When he attempts to turn his menial job on the local police blotter into "Afghan-style" coverage of local crime, he gets drawn into the backwoods of this small town — a shadow Northern California where sex is casual, true friendship is hard to come by and an unfamiliar form of violence lurks all around.

Cited as verbatim plot from thewrap.com

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Burn Country.

James Franco
Why Him?, Rise of the Planet of the Apes
Melissa Leo
... Gloria

The Clean Up Crew, London Has Fallen
R
Rachel Brosnahan
... Sandra

Superman, The Amateur
D
Dominic Rains
... Osman

Draupadi Unleashed, Jinn
T
Thomas Jay Ryan
... Dmitri Sokurov

Ghostwritten, Cryptozoo
J
James Oliver Wheatley
... Gabe

The Last Supper, Fortunes of War

Crew Behind the Film

The Burn Country behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's writer Ian Olds last wrote Power.

Director: Ian Olds
Screenwriters: Ian Olds
Paul Felten

Studios: Samuel Goldwyn Films
Production Company: Rabbit Bandini

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 1 hr, 42 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: The Fixer
Language: English

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Production Details

What we know about the Burn Country movie production.

Key Facts

Inspired by/based on Olds' 2009 documentary Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi.

Production Updates

Oct 2016

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Dec 2013

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

Burn Country was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, December 9, 2016. There were 14 other movies released on the same date, including Nocturnal Animals, Office Christmas Party and Miss Sloane. As a limited release, Burn Country was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

United States

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