Release Date: September 18, 2009 (limited)
Studio: Magnolia Pictures
Director: Guillermo Arriaga
Screenwriter: Guillermo Arriaga
Starring: Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Tessa Ia, Jennifer Lawrence, JD Pardo
Genre: Mystery, Romance
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Plot Summary: From writer/director Guillermo Arriaga comes "The Burning Plain," a romantic mystery about a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life. Oscar-winner Charlize Theron plays Sylvia, a beautiful restaurant manager whose cool, professional demeanor masks the sexually charged storm within. When a stranger from Mexico confronts her with her mysterious past, Sylvia is launched into a journey through space and time that inextricably connects her to these disparate characters, all of whom are grappling with their own romantic destinies.

In Mexico, a young motherless girl, Maria (Tessa Ia), lives happily with her father and his best friend until a tragic accident changes it all. In the New Mexico border town of Las Cruces, two teenagers, Mariana (Jennifer Lawrence) and Santiago (JD Pardo), find love in the aftermath of their parents’ sudden deaths. In an abandoned trailer, a housewife, Gina (Oscar-winner Kim Basinger), embarks on a passionate affair that will put Sylvia and the others on a collision course with the explosive power of forbidden love.

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