Burn Country

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Movie Info

An exiled Afghan journalist moves to Northern California. When he tries to rise above his menial job on a police blotter by covering a local crime, he's drawn into a world of violence.
  • Genre:
    mystery and thriller, drama
  • Original Language:
    English
  • Director:
    Ian Olds
  • Producer:
    Caroline von Kuhn, Jennifer Glynn
  • Writer:
    Paul Felten, Ian Olds
  • Release Date (Theaters):
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  • Production Co:
    Samuel Goldwyn Films, Rabbit Bandini Productions, Relic Pictures, Gigi Productions, Orion Pictures

Cast & Crew

Dominic Rains
Osman
Melissa Leo
Gloria
James Franco
Lindsay
Rachel Brosnahan
Sandra
Thomas Jay Ryan
Dmitri Sokurov
Tim Kniffin
Carl
Jason Craig
Gary
Wendy Vanden Heuvel
Maddie
Ian Olds
Director
Paul Felten
Screenwriter
Ian Olds
Screenwriter
Caroline von Kuhn
Producer
Jennifer Glynn
Producer
Robert Afshar
Executive Producer
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  • Mr. Rains, Ms. Leo and Mr. Franco are all so interesting that you wish they had more to bite into. But the film has a transfixing quality nonetheless.

    December 8, 2016 | Full Review…

    Neil Genzlinger

    New York Times

  • There's plenty of intelligence and atmosphere in play here - Adam Newport-Berra's fluid, textured cinematography is a standout, and the performances, especially Rains' charismatic portrait of someone scarred yet innocent, are engaging.

    December 8, 2016 | Full Review…

    Robert Abele

    Los Angeles Times

  • The performances are first rate, particularly Rains' work in the lead role.

    December 7, 2016 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…

    Soren Andersen

    Seattle Times

  • More of an interesting thesis than a compelling drama, but it's anchored by Rains' sturdy performance as a man whose open-minded curiosity about his new home disengages his natural wariness, for both better and worse.

    December 7, 2016 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

    Mike D'Angelo

    AV Club

  • The movie - at first scrappy and strange but an increasingly tough sit as it goes - never fixes its gaze on any singularly compelling idea.

    December 6, 2016 | Full Review…

    Alan Scherstuhl

    Village Voice

  • For a film that warns against believing in a mirage, Burn Country seems all too comfortable perpetuating one.

    December 4, 2016 | Rating: 1.5/4 | Full Review…

    Clayton Dillard

    Slant Magazine
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