The Burning Season (1994)

6.3/10 • 123 min • Drama TV Movie

Overview

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

Cast

Raúl Juliá

Carmen Argenziano

Sonia Braga

Regina de Carvalho

Kamala Lopez

Luis Guzmán

Nigel Havers

Tomas Milian

Esai Morales

Edward James Olmos

Wilson Pinheiro

Tony Plana

Marco Rodríguez

Carlos Carrasco

Jeffrey Licon

Young Chico Mendes

José Pérez

Tony Perez

Francisco Mendes

Alberto Isaac

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