The Burning
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32mins
Directed by
Stephen Frears,
Starring
Gwen Ffrangcon Davies,
Isobel Muller,
Maxine Day,
Cosmo Pieterse
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The Burning is Stephen Frears’ first film, a chilling exploration of racial tensions in Apartheid-era South Africa. On a sweltering summer’ day, a wealthy white matriarch insists on taking her household on a planned trip to the country, in spite of their urgent warnings that an uprising is underway.
