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Burning Cane

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Phillip Youmans

Producer:

Ojo Akinlana, Karen Kaia Livers, Mose Mayer

Writer:

Phillip Youmans

Release Date:

Nov 6, 2019

Runtime:

1hr 17m

Synopsis

Amongst the cane fields of rural Louisiana, an aging mother struggles between her religious convictions and the love of her son.

Cast

  • Wendell Pierce
  • Karen Kaia Livers
  • Dominique McClellan
  • Braelyn Kelly
  • Cynthia Capers
  • Emyri Crutchfield
  • Erika Woods

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Metacritic

74
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Based on 14 Critics
3.8

USER SCORE (5)

Generally unfavorable reviews based on 5 Reviews
63
Nov 12, 2019

Burning Cane has great regional cinema bonafides, a bit of film festival hype and the rhythm of poetry in its images, human connections, monologues and gloom.

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Metacritic review by Roger Moore
Roger Moore
Movie Nation
50
Oct 24, 2019

Youmans ultimately grapples with several tough themes that center the black Baptist South in a way that is rarely seen on screen. Even so, the inept editing and screenplay ultimately bring down Burning Cane.

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Metacritic review by Candice Frederick
Candice Frederick
TheWrap
70
May 13, 2019

A Faulknerian look at domestic violence, self-destructiveness and faith set in a small Louisiana town, its cinematic style owes something to Terrence Malick — though this spare, 77-minute debut has none of the meandering self-indulgence of that auteur's recent work.

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Metacritic review by John DeFore
John DeFore
The Hollywood Reporter
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