Burn Country Explained

Burn Country
Director:Ian Olds
Producer:Jennifer Glynn
Caroline von Kuhn
Screenplay:Ian Olds
Paul Felten
Starring:Dominic Rains
Melissa Leo
James Franco
Rachel Brosnahan
Thomas Jay Ryan
James Oliver Wheatley
Tim Kniffin
Music:Jim McHugh
Cinematography:Adam Newport-Berra
Editing:Scott Cummings
Joe Murphy
Ian Olds
Studio:ACE Productions
Distributor:Orion Pictures
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Runtime:102 minutes[1]
Country:United States
Language:English

Burn Country is a 2016 American crime film directed by Ian Olds and written by Ian Olds and Paul Felten. The film stars Dominic Rains, Melissa Leo, James Franco, Rachel Brosnahan, Thomas Jay Ryan, Tim Kniffin, and James Oliver Wheatley. The film was released on December 9, 2016, by Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Principal photography took place largely in Sonoma County, California. Much of the film was shot in Sebastopol, California, Santa Rosa, California, and Bodega Bay, California.

Synopsis

The film follows an exiled Afghan journalist living in Northern California who covers a local crime and is drawn into a world of violence.

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 16, 2016.[1] [2] The film was released on December 9, 2016, by Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dennis Harvey . ‘The Fixer’ Review: Mystery Among Northern California Eccentrics . Variety . 2016-04-16 . 2016-08-13.
  2. Web site: 'The Fixer': Tribeca Review . Hollywood Reporter . 2016-04-22 . 2016-08-13.
  3. Web site: McGovern . Joe . Burn Country trailer, starring James Franco and Melissa Leo . EW.com . 2016-10-24 . 2016-11-04.