The Burning Plain
Their passion has marked them for life.
2008 | 111m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Guillermo Arriaga |
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| Writer: | Guillermo Arriaga |
| Staring: |
| 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? | |
| Release Date: | Nov 07, 2008 |
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| Director: | Guillermo Arriaga |
| Writer: | Guillermo Arriaga |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance, Crime |
| Keywords | waitress, forbidden love, single father, extramarital affair, abandoned by mother, mother daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | 2929 Productions, Costa Films, Parkes+MacDonald Image Nation |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $5,642,478
Budget: $20,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Omar Rodríguez-López | Original Music Composer |
| John Toll | Additional Director of Photography |
| Peewee Piemonte | Stunt Coordinator |
| Tony Barger | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Tom Kendall | Visual Effects Producer |
| Joanie Diener | Music Editor |
| Annette Fradera | Music Supervisor |
| Dana Sano | Music Supervisor |
| Brooke Satrazemis | Script Supervisor |
| Craig Wood | Editor |
| Dan Leigh | Production Design |
| Naython Vane | Art Direction |
| Wilhelm Pfau | Set Decoration |
| Ron von Blomberg | Set Decoration |
| Cindy Evans | Costume Design |
| Alex Klaue | Art Department Coordinator |
| David Fletcher | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Kathryn Brink | Casting |
| Lana Veenker | Casting |
| Tannis Vallely | Casting Associate |
| Lori Lewis | Casting Associate |
| Lisa Parmet | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Barcie Waite | Costume Supervisor |
| Nikki Bartnick | Set Costumer |
| Juliet Hyde-White | Set Costumer |
| Chapin Simpson | Set Costumer |
| RaMona Fleetwood | Hair Department Head |
| Mitchell Stone | Hairstylist |
| Yvette Meely | Key Hair Stylist |
| Sara Bozik | Makeup Department Head |
| June Brickman | Makeup Artist |
| Sheila Trujillo | Makeup Artist |
| Deborah Andrews | Seamstress |
| Andy Wilkoff | CG Supervisor |
| Jamie Hallett | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Charlie Iturriaga | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Erika A. McKee | Visual Effects Producer |
| Laura Harris Atkinson | Dialogue Editor |
| Guillermo Arriaga | Director, Screenplay |
| Debra Zane | Casting |
| Robert Elswit | Director of Photography |
| Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer |
| Shauna Duggins | Stunt Double |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
| Laurie MacDonald | Producer |
| Walter F. Parkes | Producer |
| Mike Upton | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 21 | 33 | 16 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 28 | 12 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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