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The Burning Season

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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. Go to Full Review
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 Go to Full Review
Kevin Wight The Wee Review 06/02/2024
4
Reverse chronology relationship drama links tragedy to compulsion with impressive results Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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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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