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The Burning Plain

Writer-turned-director Guillermo Arriaga is back with another convoluted story featuring many interlocking characters and plotlines. It revolves around three women, their dramatic life experiences, and how the stories connect up in the end.

105 minutes, No persons under 16 (Language, Sex, Nudity)
Drama, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Jennifer Lawrence, José Maria Yazpik, Joaquim de Almeida, Tessa Ia, Diego J. Torres
Director	Guillermo Arriaga
Screenplay	Guillermo Arriaga
Music	Omar Rodriquez-Lopez
Cinematography	Robert Elswit, John Toll
Editing	Craig Wood
Soundtrack	Not available
Made in	2008
Produced by	2929 Productions, Costa Films, Parkes/MacDonald Productions
SA Distributor	UIP

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FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Strong, crude, fairly frequent
Nudity	Exposure of breasts and back nudity in sexual context
Sex	Implied and actual sex scenes, fairly frequent
Violence	Moderate physical and psychological violence in context
Prejudice	None
Blasphemy	None
Drug abuse	Mild, infrequent, cigarettes and alcohol
Comments	None
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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarTheresa Smith	10
Die BurgerLaetitia Pople	15
Cape TimesTerri Dunbar-Curran	15
iAfrica.comNils van der Linden	13
The CitizenPeter Feldman	14
24.comShaheema Barodien	10
International Media
RottenTomatoes.com11 critics	11
RottenTomatoes.comTomatometer	11
Internet (IMDB)1264 Netizens	14

Average .. 63%	12

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