The Burning Season

The Burning Season

Movie |

Biography

  • :
  • Genre(s): Drama, TV Movie
  • Language(s): English
  • Director(s): John Frankenheimer
  • Cast(s): Raúl Juliá, Carmen Argenziano, Sônia Braga, Kamala Lopez, Luis Guzmán See all Cast & Crew
  • Duration: 2h 3min
  • Music: Gary Chang
  • Award(s): Golden Globe 1995 (Won)
    Golden Globe 1995 (Nominated) Awards List
  • Similar To: 180, Scoop
  • Story:
    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
    Full Story

The Burning Season - Where to Stream?

Unfortunately, the movie The Burning Season is not available to stream/stream on any of the streaming platforms in India. It is not available to buy/ rent online on any platforms right now.

Disclaimer: All content and media belong to original content streaming platforms/owners like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Amazon Prime Videos, JioCinema, SonyLIV etc. 91mobiles entertainment does not claim any rights to the content and only aggregate the content along with the service providers links.

The Burning Season - Cast

The Burning Season - Crew

The Burning Season - IMAGE GALLERY

STORY

Story
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

AWARDS

Show more
Won
Golden Globe Award

Best Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | 1995 | Raúl

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | 1995

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | 1995 | Edward James

Humanitas Prize Award

PBSCable Category | 1995 | William

EMA Award

Made for TV Movie Miniseries | 1995

CableACE Award

Actor in a Movie or Miniseries | 1995 | Raúl

Directing a Movie or Miniseries | 1995 | John

Actor Award

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a TV Movie or Miniseries | 1995 | Raúl

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | 1995 | Raúl

Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special | 1995 | John

Nominations
Golden Globe Award

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | 1995 | Sônia

CableACE Award

Movie or Miniseries | 1995 | David

Editing a Dramatic Special or SeriesTheatrical SpecialMovie or Miniseries | 1995 | Françoise

Primetime Emmy Award

Outstanding Made for Television Movie | 1995 | David

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | 1995 | Sônia

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | 1995 | Edward James

Eddie Award

Best Edited Motion Picture for NonCommercial Television | 1995 | Françoise

Artios Award

Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week | 1995 | Junie

TRIVIA AND POPULAR DIALOGUES

Trivia

One of Raul Julia's final performances. For his role as Chico Mendes, he earned several posthumous awards (including Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG).

Robert Redford, a major environmentalist, tried to interest Steven Spielberg in directing this when it was first envisioned as a major theatrical release.

Tony Plana and Tomas Milian previously appeared in JFK (1991).

When this was set up at WB as a major prestige project, David Puttnam wanted Andy Garcia to play the lead.

Raul Julia and Sonia Braga also appeared in Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985) and The Rookie (1990).

Popular Dialogues

"Jair: 10%. Chico Mendes: I lost by 10%? Jair: No, you only got 10% of the votes. Chico, people are scared. You knew it was gonna be bad. Chico Mendes: What the hell are you talking about? You think I can resign myself? To fighting for a lost cause? You think I'm out there every day for the good of my soul? I'm scared too. But I'm fighting because I believe we can win."

"Chico Mendes: I want to live. I want to live."