Burn Country

Burn Country is a 2016 American crime film directed by Ian Olds and written by Ian Olds and Paul Felten. The film stars Dominic Rains, Melissa Leo, James Franco, Rachel Brosnahan, Tim Kniffin, Thomas Jay Ryan, Tim Kniffin, and James Oliver Wheatley. The film was released on December 9, 2016, by Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films.

Burn Country
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ian Olds
Screenplay by	Ian Olds Paul Felten
Produced by	Jennifer Glynn Caroline von Kuhn
Starring	Dominic Rains Melissa Leo James Franco Rachel Brosnahan Thomas Jay Ryan James Oliver Wheatley Tim Kniffin
Cinematography	Adam Newport-Berra
Edited by	Scott Cummings Joe Murphy Ian Olds
Music by	Jim McHugh
Production company	ACE Productions
Distributed by	Orion Pictures Samuel Goldwyn Films
Release dates	April 16, 2016 (2016-04-16) (Tribeca Film Festival) December 9, 2016 (2016-12-09) (United States)
Running time	102 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English

Principal photography took place largely in Sonoma County, California. Much of the film was shot in Sebastopol, California, Santa Rosa, California, and Bodega Bay, California.

Synopsis

The film follows an exiled Afghan journalist living in Northern California who covers a local crime and is drawn into a world of violence.

Cast

• Dominic Rains as Osman
• Melissa Leo as Gloria
• James Franco as Lindsay
• Rachel Brosnahan as Sandra
• Thomas Jay Ryan as Dmitri Sokurov
• James Oliver Wheatley as Gabe
• Gail Gamble as Critic
• Wendy Vanden Heuvel as Maddie
• Ari Vozaitis as Pyro Kid
• Tim Kniffin as Carl
• Gabe Maxson as Marcus
• Michelle Maxson as Karen

Release

The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 16, 2016.^[1][2] The film was released on December 9, 2016, by Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films.^[3]