The Burning Season

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The Burning Season

2023

1h 29m

Drama

Romance

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Alena and Tom arrive at Luna Lake for JB and Poppy's wedding. The night implodes when JB's secret affair with Alena is finally exposed. The Burning Season begins at the end, then takes us backwards, each previous summer revealing progressively deeper insights. As the conundrum unfolds, it challenges our preconceptions, tracking the affair over eight summers, and culminating in a surprising revelation that re-contextualizes everything we thought we knew....

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Anne T. Donahue

Globe and Mail

05/10/2024

The Burning Season offers a fresh and heart-wrenching take on the collisions of love, betrayal and personal tragedy.

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Connor Lightbody

Loud and Clear Reviews

07/04/2024

3/5

even though the construction of the movie does it no dramatic favours, that it even attempts to do something structurally fresh is worth applauding

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Kevin Wight

The Wee Review

06/02/2024

4

Reverse chronology relationship drama links tragedy to compulsion with impressive results

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Kim Hughes

Original Cin

05/10/2024

B+

While the basic outline of its story is straightforward, director Garrity solidly propels the narrative by telling it backwards.

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Freda Cooper

The People's Movies

03/09/2024

3/5

Telling the story backwards benefits the narrative. And, while Garrity and Chernick, are at home with the complexities of love, their comedy has been toned down, so the result is harsher and sharper, with wince-making moments that really make you squirm.

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Daryl MacDonald

Film Inquiry

03/09/2024

The Burning Season is an intricately told story of secrets, guilt, and lust, anchored by great chemistry between its co-stars, and a satisfying script that reveals more secrets as each chapter unfolds.

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Synopsis

Alena and Tom arrive at Luna Lake for JB and Poppy's wedding. The night implodes when JB's secret affair with Alena is finally exposed. The Burning Season begins at the end, then takes us backwards, each previous summer revealing progressively deeper insights. As the conundrum unfolds, it challenges our preconceptions, tracking the affair over eight summers, and culminating in a surprising revelation that re-contextualizes everything we thought we knew....

Director: Sean Garrity
Producer: Andrew Bronfman, Jonas Chernick
Screenwriter: Jonas Chernick, Diana Frances
Production Co: Banana-Moon Sky Films, Good Movies
Genre: Drama, Romance
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 29m

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