The Burning Plain

The Burning Plain attempts a mood, and pretty much gets there. A wrecked trailer and a double-homicide launch a nonlinear investigation into two families' secrets. The revelations are devastating, in the way these things tend to be.

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Guillermo Arriaga directed The Burning Plain in 2008. See Guillermo Arriaga's full filmography, where to start with Guillermo Arriaga, or where to go after you've seen everything by Guillermo Arriaga.

The Burning Plain was released in 2008 (EN original-language production), with a runtime of 111 minutes.