The Burning
The Burning is Stephen Frears’ first film, a chilling exploration of racial tensions in Apartheid-era South Africa. On a sweltering summer’ day, a wealthy white matriarch insists on taking her household on a planned trip to the country, in spite of their urgent warnings that an uprising is underway.
Top Cast

Gwen Ffrangcon Davies
as Gran
Isobel Muller
as Cook
Maxine Day
as Nurse
Cosmo Pieterse
as Chauffeur
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