The Burning Plain
for sexuality, nudity and language.
| Moral Rating: | not reviewed |
| Moviemaking Quality: |
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| Primary Audience: | Adults |
| Genre: | Romance Mystery Drama |
| Length: | 1 hr. 46 min. |
| Year of Release: | 2009 |
| USA Release: |
September 18, 2009 (limited—21 theaters) DVD: January 12, 2010 |
Where did cancer come from? Answer
How did bad things come about? Answer
Why does God allow innocent people to suffer? Answer
What about the issue of suffering? Doesn’t this prove that there is no God and that we are on our own? Answer
Does God feel our pain? Answer
What kind of world would you create? Answer
Death in the Bible
Funerals in the Bible
Burial in the Bible
BIBLICAL BURIAL SITES—Have the burial sites of any people in the Bible been found? Answer
What is true love and how do you know when you have found it? Answer
Lust in the Bible
Adultery in the Bible
Should I save sex for marriage? Answer
How can I deal with temptations? Answer
How far is too far? What are the guidelines for dating relationships? Answer
What are the consequences of sexual immorality? Answer
FORGIVENESS—How can I be and feel forgiven? Answer
GUILT—If God forgives me every time I ask, why do I still feel so guilty? Answer
Are you good enough to get to Heaven? Answer
How good is good enough? Answer
Biblical women with admirable character, include: Mrs. Noah, Mary (mother of Jesus), Esther, Deborah, and Milcah, daugher of Zelophehad.
| Featuring | Charlize Theron (Sylvia), Kim Basinger (Gina), Jennifer Lawrence (Mariana), José María Yazpik (Carlos), Joaquim de Almeida (Nick), Tessa Ia (Maria), Diego J. Torres (Cristobal), J.D. Pardo (Young Santiago), Danny Pino (Santiago), John Corbett (John), Brett Cullen (Robert), Anthony Escobar (Priest), Gray Eubank (Lawrence), Rafael Hernández (Doctor Armendariz), Toni Marie Lopez (The woman), Sean McGrath (Scott), Cesar Miramontes (Plaza street vendor), Marty Papazian (Young Man), TJ Plunkett (Pat), Chris Ranney (Grocery Shopper), Aide Rodriguez (Operator), Fernanda Romero (Sophie), Kacie Thomas (Vivi), Rachel Ticotin (Ana), Robin Tunney (Laura), Malcolm Ullery (Priest’s helper), Stacy Marie Warden (Monnie), Taylor Warden (Bobby), Joe Dustin (Young Man’s Collegue—uncredited), Rich Gill (Neighbor—uncredited) |
| Director |
 Guillermo Arriaga “Babel” (writer) “21 Grams” (writer) |
| Producer | 2929 Productions, Costa Films, Parkes/MacDonald Productions, Ray Angelic, Marc Butan, Eduardo Costantini, Mark Cuban, Beth Kono, Laurie MacDonald, Walter F. Parkes, Alisa Tager, Charlize Theron, Todd Wagner, Adrian Zurita |
| Distributor | Magnolia Pictures |
“Love heals. Love absolves. Love burns.”
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “THE BURNING PLAIN is 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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My Ratings: Moral rating: Very Offensive / Moviemaking quality: 2½