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The Burning Plain

Year:

2008

Duration:

107 min | Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Genres:

Crime | Drama | Romance

IMDB rate:

6.9

Director:

Guillermo Arriaga

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2008-11-07

Filming Locations: Depoe Bay, Oregon, USA

Earnings

Budget: $20,000,000

Opening Weekend: $58,749 (USA) (20 September 2009)

Gross: $198,300 (USA) (15 November 2009)

Cast

Actor

Character

Charlize Theron

The Burning Plain

Jennifer Lawrence

The Burning Plain

John Corbett

John

José María Yazpik

Carlos

Robin Tunney

Laura

Gray Eubank

Lawrence

Fernanda Romero

Sophie

Kacie Thomas

Vivi

Martin Papazian

Young Man

Sean McGrath

Cook

JD Pardo

Young Santiago

Diego J. Torres

Cristobal

José Gallardo Jr.

Xavier

Rachel Ticotin

Ana

Rosalia De Aragon

Aunt Rebecca

Debrianna Mansini

Paula

Anthony Escobar

Priest

Brett Cullen

Robert

TJ Plunkett

Pat

Taylor Warden

Bobby

Stacy Marie Warden

Monnie

Danny Pino

Santiago

Aide Rodriguez

Operator (as Aidé Rodriguez)

Tessa Ia

Maria

Toni Marie Lopez

Woman (as Toni Lopez)

Luis Senyé

Rancher #1

Kirk Zachek

Rancher #2

Joaquim de Almeida

Nick Martinez

Kim Basinger

Gina

Kyle Klunder

Pat's Friend

Rafael Hernández

Doctor

Kimberlynn Guzman

Nurse

Joe Dustin

Young Man's Colleague (uncredited)

Rich Gill

Neighbor (uncredited)

Timothy Levine

Bicyclist (uncredited)

Cesar Miramontes

Plaza Street Vendor (uncredited)

Chris Ranney

Grocery Shopper (uncredited)

Malcolm Ullery

Priest's Helper (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

The title can be translated to Spanish as "El Llano en Llamas", the title of Juan Rulfo's short story collection, one of Mexico's most famous.

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Goofs

Santiago and Maria are supposedly living in Mexico, but Santiago's Piper has a US tail number (they start with "N" while Mexican aircraft start with XA or XB)

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In the airborne scene of the crop duster dusting the field, the course and actions of the dusting process were inconsistent with real crop dusting. Spraying began at a point well into the field, and no distinct pattern was set such as to avoid missing or re-spraying spots.

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The headboard in the bedroom of the trailer has a different carved design when Gina and Nick are using it for their rendezvous than the one shown in the burned out trailer after the explosion.

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Quotes

Laura: Late night?

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Sylvia: What grade are you in?

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