The Burning Season

2h 3min

Drama

TV Movie

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

Production Companies

HBO Films

HBO

Cast

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Chico Mendes
Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

Alfredo Sezero
Sônia Braga

Sônia Braga

Regina de Carvalho
Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Estate Boss
Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

Steven Kaye
Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Darli Alves
Edward James Olmos

Edward James Olmos

Wilson Pinheiro
Jeffrey Licon

Jeffrey Licon

Young Chico Mendes
Tony Perez

Tony Perez

Francisco Mendes
Briana Romero

Briana Romero

Elenia Mendes
Jorge Viteri

Jorge Viteri

Father Ceppi
Valentin Santana

Valentin Santana

Oloci Alves
Enrique Novi

Enrique Novi

Nilu Sergio
Angel Casman

Angel Casman

Union Man
René Pereyra

René Pereyra

Disk Jockey
Roger Cudney

Roger Cudney

Reporter
Carl Mergenthaler

Carl Mergenthaler

German Banker
José Antonio Estrada

José Antonio Estrada

Condemed Tapper
Julian Bucio

Julian Bucio

Military Lieutenant
Javier Lambert

Javier Lambert

Platoon Commander
Terrence Beasor

Terrence Beasor

Narrator (uncredited)
Ricky Damazio

Ricky Damazio

Hitman (uncredited)
Muriel Minot

Muriel Minot

Funeral Soloist (uncredited)

Release date

17th Sep 1994

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English