Is The Burning Season sad?

Yes. More sad than 88% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Burning Season violent?

Yes. More violent than 80% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Burning Season scary?

Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Burning Season end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Burning Season easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Burning Season

Name: The Burning Season
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Released: 1994
Duration: 123 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Raúl Juliá, Carmen Argenziano, Sonia Braga, Kamala Lopez, Luis Guzmán

Directed by John Frankenheimer

Produced by HBO Films, HBO

1994123 min6.3 / 10

A sobering biographical drama about environmental activism and indigenous resistance in the Amazon, grounded in real tragedy and the moral weight of fighting entrenched power.

Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder

Clusters

Doing Right In Disaster Soldiers Facing Wartime Hardship Biographical Drama Famous Real Filming Locations Environmental Movies

Genres

Drama TV Movie

Keywords

Biography Based On True Story Amazonie Écologie

Questions people ask

Is The Burning Season sad? Yes. More sad than 88% of films.
Is The Burning Season violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.
Is The Burning Season scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.
Does The Burning Season end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is The Burning Season easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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