THE BURNING PLAIN Starring Charlize Theron to Have Unique Sneak Preview on HDNet Movies

THE BURNING PLAIN Starring Charlize Theron to Have Unique Sneak Preview on HDNet Movies

Called 'powerful, compelling and shocking' by the Los Angeles Times, the film airs Wednesday, September 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET on HDNet Movies - two days prior to its national theatrical release

DALLAS, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- HDNet Movies presents a special Sneak Preview of the gripping drama, THE BURNING PLAIN, starring Academy Award winners Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger, Wednesday, September 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET.

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THE BURNING PLAIN is the directorial debut of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga (BABEL, 21 GRAMS, AMORES PERROS, and THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA).

Pete Hammond of THE LOS ANGELES TIMES/THE ENVELOPE calls THE BURNING PLAIN, "A powerful, compelling and shocking drama that will keep you hooked from beginning to end. Charlize Theron and Kim Basinger deliver explosive performances. A certain must-see this fall!" Jeffrey Lyons of KNBC said, "I loved it. Compelling and absorbing." And Richard Corliss of TIME MAGAZINE said, "The performances by Theron and Basinger are strong enough to get noticed at Oscar time."

THE BURNING PLAIN is a romantic mystery about a woman on the edge who takes an emotional journey back to the defining moment of her life. Oscar-winner Charlize Theron plays Sylvia, a beautiful restaurant manager whose cool, professional demeanor masks the sexually charged storm within. When a stranger from Mexico confronts her with her mysterious past, Sylvia is launched into a journey through space and time that inextricably connects her to these disparate characters, all of whom are grappling with their own romantic destinies.

In Mexico, a young motherless girl, Maria (Tessa Ia), lives happily with her father and his best friend until a tragic accident changes it all. In the New Mexico border town of Las Cruces, two teenagers, Mariana (Jennifer Lawrence) and Santiago (JD Pardo), find love in the aftermath of their parents' sudden deaths. In an abandoned trailer, a housewife, Gina (Oscar-winner Kim Basinger), embarks on a passionate affair that will put Sylvia and the others on a collision course with the explosive power of forbidden love.

HDNet Movies will offer THE BURNING PLAIN as a special Sneak Preview on Wednesday, September 16 at 8:00 p.m. ET, with encore presentations at 10:00 p.m. and midnight ET that same evening.

THE BURNING PLAIN is the latest installment in the HDNet Movies Sneak Preview series. Only HDNet Movies presents exclusive Sneak Previews of films to viewers before they premiere in theaters. All Sneak Preview films are free to HDNet Movies subscribers.

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