Burn Country

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Burn Country

2016

1h 42m

5.0(29 votes)

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Overview

A former war journalist now writing for a paper in Northern California is drawn into conflict at home.

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9 members

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Dominic Rains

Osman

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Melissa Leo

Gloria

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James Franco

Lindsay

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Rachel Brosnahan

Sandra

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Thomas Jay Ryan

Dmitri Sokurov

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James Oliver Wheatley

Gabe

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Tim Kniffin

Carl

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Wendy Vanden Heuvel

Maddie

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Ari Vozaitis

Pyro Kid

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