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''Burn Country'' is a 2016 American
crime film Crime film is a film belonging to the crime fiction genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and fiction. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine with many other genres, such as Drama (film and television), dr ...
directed by
Ian Olds Ian Olds is an American film director. His directing credits include the documentary '' Occupation: Dreamland'', which follows the 1/505 company of the 82nd Airborne Division in Fallujah, Iraq in early 2004 during the Iraq War. Olds also created ...
and written by Ian Olds and Paul Felten. The film stars
Dominic Rains Dominic Rains (; born Amin Nazemzadeh, , March 1, 1982) is an Iranian-American actor, best known for his roles in independent films, including '' The Taqwacores'' (2010), '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'' (2014), as well as Dr. Crockett Marcel ...
,
Melissa Leo Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Critics' Choice A ...
,
James Franco James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'' (200 ...
,
Rachel Brosnahan Rachel Brosnahan (born July 12, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Midge Maisel, an aspiring stand-up comedian in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017–2023), for which sh ...
, Tim Kniffin,
Thomas Jay Ryan Thomas Jay Ryan (born August 1, 1962) is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring role in the 1997 film '' Henry Fool''. Early life and education Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ryan attended Carnegie Mellon University and h ...
, Tim Kniffin, and James Oliver Wheatley. The film was released on December 9, 2016, by
Orion Pictures Orion Releasing, LLC (Trade name, doing business as Orion Pictures) is an American film production and film distribution, distribution company owned by the Amazon MGM Studios subsidiary of Amazon (company), Amazon. It was founded in 1978 as Ori ...
and
Samuel Goldwyn Films Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC is an American film company that licenses, releases and distributes art-house, independent and foreign films. It was founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., the son of the Hollywood business magnate/mogul, Samuel Goldwyn. Th ...
. Principal photography took place largely in Sonoma County, California. Much of the film was shot in
Sebastopol, California Sebastopol ( ) is a city in Sonoma County, California, with a recorded population of 7,521, per the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census. Sebastopol was once primarily a plum- and apple-growing region. Wine grapes are the predominant a ...
,
Santa Rosa, California Santa Rosa (Spanish language, Spanish for "Rose of Lima, Saint Rose") is a city in and the county seat of Sonoma County, California, Sonoma County, in the North Bay (San Francisco Bay Area), North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Bay A ...
, and
Bodega Bay, California Bodega Bay is a village and census-designated place (CDP) in Sonoma County, California, Sonoma County, California, United States. The population was 912 at the 2020 census. The town, located along California State Route 1, State Route 1, is on ...
.


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

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Dominic Rains Dominic Rains (; born Amin Nazemzadeh, , March 1, 1982) is an Iranian-American actor, best known for his roles in independent films, including '' The Taqwacores'' (2010), '' A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night'' (2014), as well as Dr. Crockett Marcel ...
as Osman *
Melissa Leo Melissa Chessington Leo (born September 14, 1960) is an American actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including an Academy Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and two Critics' Choice A ...
as Gloria *
James Franco James Edward Franco (born April 19, 1978) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has starred in numerous films, including Sam Raimi's Spider-Man (2002 film series), ''Spider-Man'' trilogy (2002–2007), ''Milk (2008 American film), Milk'' (200 ...
as Lindsay *
Rachel Brosnahan Rachel Brosnahan (born July 12, 1990) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Midge Maisel, an aspiring stand-up comedian in the Amazon Prime Video period comedy series '' The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017–2023), for which sh ...
as Sandra *
Thomas Jay Ryan Thomas Jay Ryan (born August 1, 1962) is an American actor. He may be best known for his starring role in the 1997 film '' Henry Fool''. Early life and education Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Ryan attended Carnegie Mellon University and h ...
as Dmitri Sokurov *James Oliver Wheatley as Gabe *Gail Gamble as Critic *Wendy Vanden Heuvel as Maddie *Ari Vozaitis as Pyro Kid *Tim Kniffin as Carl *Gabe Maxson as Marcus *Michelle Maxson as Karen


Release

The film premiered at the
Tribeca Film Festival The Tribeca Festival is an annual film festival organized by Tribeca Enterprises. It takes place each spring in New York City, showcasing a diverse selection of film, episodic, talks, music, games, art, and immersive programming. The festival ...
on April 16, 2016. The film was released on December 9, 2016, by
Orion Pictures Orion Releasing, LLC (Trade name, doing business as Orion Pictures) is an American film production and film distribution, distribution company owned by the Amazon MGM Studios subsidiary of Amazon (company), Amazon. It was founded in 1978 as Ori ...
and
Samuel Goldwyn Films Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC is an American film company that licenses, releases and distributes art-house, independent and foreign films. It was founded by Samuel Goldwyn Jr., the son of the Hollywood business magnate/mogul, Samuel Goldwyn. Th ...
.


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