The Burning

The Burning

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1968•32 min•Drama
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Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
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Isobel Muller
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Maxine Day
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Cosmo Pieterse
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Mark Baillie
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Walter Glennie
Stephen Frears’ first film, "The Burning" is 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.
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