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The Burning Plain Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Dec. 4, 2009

The Burning Plain

Release Date: Friday, September 18, 2009 Limited

Kim Basinger, Todd Wagner, Danny Pino, Charlize Theron, Laurie MacDonald, Marc Butan, Walter Parkes, Mark Cuban, Martin Papazian, Guillermo Arriaga

R Drama 1 hr, 46 m

  • 3.2

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Plot

What's the story about?

Plot
The Burning Plain" weaves together two storylines taking place in the past and present. 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 restaurant manager whose cool, professional demeanor masks the sexually charged storm within. When a stranger from Mexico confronts her with her mysterious past, Sylvia is launched into a journey through space and time that inextricably connects her to these disparate characters, all of whom are grappling with their own romantic destinies. In Mexico, a young motherless girl, Maria (Tessa Ia), lives happily with her father and his best friend until a tragic accident changes it all. In the New Mexico border town of Las Cruces, two teenagers, Mariana (Jennifer Lawrence) and Santiago (JD Pardo), find love in the aftermath of their parents’ sudden deaths. In an abandoned trailer, a housewife, Gina (Oscar-winner Kim Basinger), embarks on a passionate affair that will put Sylvia and the others on a collision course with the explosive power of forbidden love.
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The film's director Guillermo Arriaga last directed Rio, I Love You. The film's writer Guillermo Arriaga last wrote Babel and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.

Screenwriter
Producers
Laurie MacDonald
Walter Parkes

Additional Information

MPA Rating
R Restricted for sexuality, nudity and language
Runtime
1 hr, 46 m
Tagline
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Language
English

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Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Burning Plain was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, September 18, 2009. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Jennifer's Body, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs and Love Happens. As a limited release, The Burning Plain was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.



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Fri., Dec. 4, 2009

  • Added a running time of 106 minutes

  • Set the MPAA rating to R (for sexuality, nudity and language)

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