Burn Country
A droll ostensible mystery whose investigation...takes a back seat to the revealing eccentricities of characters and communities encountered en route.
Burn Country
As a former “fixer” for journalists in Afghanistan, Osman (Dominic Rains) finds asylum in a small California town. Promised a job as a crime reporter for the local paper, and a home with his best friend’s mother, the town sheriff (Melissa Leo), Osman is ready to settle in. But, when the job falls through, Osman finds himself restless and looking for action. His attempts to get to know the area lead him to develop friendships with an elusive local actress, Sandra (Rachel Brosnahan), and a charming local troublemaker named Lindsay (James Franco). But, when a dead body turns up and Lindsay goes missing, Osman must face the possible evil lurking just beneath the surface and the depths of his new home’s darkness.
Genre
Drama,
Thriller,
War
Runtime
102
Language
English
Director
Ian Olds
Cast
James Franco,
Rachel Brosnahan,
Melissa Leo,
Dominic Rains
Awards:
Winner, Jury Award ~ Best Actor in a U.S. Narrative Feature, Tribeca Film Festival
Nominee, Jury Award ~ Best U.S. Narrative Feature, Tribeca Film Festival
FEATURED REVIEW
John DeFore, Holllywood Reporter
A fish-out-of-water mystery in a place where the sinister and the merely odd can be hard to tell apart, Ian Olds's The Fixer follows an Afghan refugee whose need to engage with his new California home might get him killed. A fiction inspired by a doc about a similar character Olds brought to Tribeca ...
Played at
Monica Film Center 12.08.16 - 12.15.16
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