Burn Country

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Burn Country
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Theatrical release poster
Directed by Ian Olds
Screenplay byIan Olds
Paul Felten
Produced byJennifer Glynn
Caroline von Kuhn
Starring Dominic Rains
Melissa Leo
James Franco
Rachel Brosnahan
Thomas Jay Ryan
James Oliver Wheatley
Tim Kniffin
CinematographyAdam Newport-Berra
Edited byScott Cummings
Joe Murphy
Ian Olds
Music byJim McHugh
Production
company
ACE Productions
Distributed by Orion Pictures
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release dates
Running time
102 minutes [1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

Contents

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]

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