The Burning Season


2h 7m 1994

Brief Synopsis

The life story of Chico Mendes, the Brazilian environmental advocate and former head of the Brazilian Rubber Tappers Union, who was murdered in Brazil, December 1988.

Film Details

Also Known As
Burning Season, Life and Death of Chico Mendes, The
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Corbett & Keene; HBO Films; Hbo Entertainment
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Miami, Florida, USA; Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 7m

Synopsis

The life story of Chico Mendes, the Brazilian environmental advocate and former head of the Brazilian Rubber Tappers Union, who was murdered in Brazil, December 1988.

Film Details

Also Known As
Burning Season, Life and Death of Chico Mendes, The
Genre
Adaptation
Biography
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Corbett & Keene; HBO Films; Hbo Entertainment
Distribution Company
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group
Location
Miami, Florida, USA; Mexico

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 7m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Director John Frankenheimer died July 6, 2002 of a stroke at the age of 72.

Previous title: "The Life and Death of Chico Mendes."

Estimated budget: $9,000,000

Released in United States 1994 (Shown at Cairo International Film Festival November 28 - December 11, 1994.)

Released in United States on Video March 21, 1995

Released in United States 1994

Released in United States on Video March 21, 1995

Released in United States September 17, 1994

Released in United States September 1994

Shown at Banco Nacional International Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro September 1-15, 1994.

Shown at Cairo International Film Festival November 28 - December 11, 1994.

Shown at Toronto Film Festival September 8-17, 1994.

Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Banco Nacional International Film Festival in Rio de Janeiro September 1-15, 1994.)

Released in United States September 1994 (Shown at Toronto Film Festival September 8-17, 1994.)

Began shooting March 28, 1994.

Completed shooting May 1994.

Released in United States September 17, 1994