Reel Savannah Presents " The Burning Plain'

Directorial debut of Oscar-nominated screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga ( Babel, 21 Grams, Amores Perros, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada), which had its international premiere at last year’s Savannah Film Festival, 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 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 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.
Hailed as masterwork in Europe, panned by US critics, this is one of those films you need to judge by yourself.