The Burning

Name: The Burning
Director: Stephen Frears
Released: 1968-07-01
Duration: 32 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Isobel Muller, Maxine Day, Cosmo Pieterse, Mark Baillie

7.0

July 1, 1968

32m

Drama

Overview

The Burning is Stephen Frears’ first film, a chilling exploration of racial tensions in Apartheid-era South Africa. On a sweltering summer’ day, a wealthy white matriarch insists on taking her household on a planned trip to the country, in spite of their urgent warnings that an uprising is underway.