The Burning Plain (2008)
Overview
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?
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $20,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $5,642,478.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 7.51 |
Directed By
Guillermo Arriaga
Crew
Guillermo Arriaga
Guillermo Arriaga
Shauna Duggins
Brooke Satrazemis
Annette Fradera
Lori Lewis
Lisa Parmet
Tony Barger
Jamie Hallett
Laurie MacDonald
Walter F. Parkes
Naython Vane
Dana Sano
Dan Leigh
Debra Zane
Craig Wood
Wilhelm Pfau
Cindy Evans
Joanie Diener
Robert Elswit
Ron von Blomberg
Tom Kendall
Sheila Trujillo
Deborah Andrews
Sara Bozik
Nikki Bartnick
Kathryn Brink
Tannis Vallely
Mitchell Stone
David Fletcher
Alex Klaue
June Brickman
Andy Wilkoff
Barcie Waite
Chapin Simpson
Charlie Iturriaga
RaMona Fleetwood
Yvette Meely
Lana Veenker
Juliet Hyde-White
Erika A. McKee
John Toll
Peewee Piemonte
Omar Rodríguez-López
Hans Zimmer
Laura Harris Atkinson
Mark Cuban
Mike Upton
Stephanie Stokes
TOP CAST
Charlize Theron
Sylvia / Mariana
Kim Basinger
Gina
Jennifer Lawrence
Young Mariana
Joaquim de Almeida
Nick Martinez
John Corbett
John
Robin Tunney
Laura
Fernanda Romero
Sophie
Brett Cullen
Robert
Danny Pino
Santiago Martinez
José María Yázpik
Carlos Alarid
J. D. Pardo
Young Santiago
Rachel Ticotin
Ana
Tessa Ía
Maria Martinez
Diego J. Torres
Cristobal
Gray Eubank
Lawrence
Kacie Thomas
Vivi
José Gallardo Jr.
Xavier
Rosalia de Aragon
Aunt Rebecca
Debrianna Mansini
Paula
Anthony Escobar
Priest
TJ Plunkett
Pat
Taylor Warden
Bobby
Stacy Marie Warden
Monnie
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