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The Burning Season (1994) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1994 · 123 mins · English
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- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
- Starring
- Edward James Olmos, Joaquín Garrido, Sônia Braga, Tony Plana, Esai Morales, Carmen Argenziano
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who rallies his community to protest a government‑backed plan to clear their portion of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land, the film follows their desperate struggle against powerful developers who will stop at nothing, even resorting to murder to silence opposition.
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