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  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • GEM Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • GEM Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary Why is Tom behaving so badly? Six women and an eight-year-old boy are fighting, in very different ways, to help. But for Tom, it seems, there are no rules. Burning Man is the reckless, provocative and moving story of a father and son’s journey back to happiness.(Sundance Selects)

Directed By: Jonathan Teplitzky

Written By: Jonathan Teplitzky

  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • GEM Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2012
  • Not Rated
  • GEM Entertainment
  • 1 h 50 m

Burning Man

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
53
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
6.9
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Summary Why is Tom behaving so badly? Six women and an eight-year-old boy are fighting, in very different ways, to help. But for Tom, it seems, there are no rules. Burning Man is the reckless, provocative and moving story of a father and son’s journey back to happiness.(Sundance Selects)

Directed By: Jonathan Teplitzky

Written By: Jonathan Teplitzky

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
53
40% Positive
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60% Mixed
3 Reviews
0% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
53
40% Positive
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60% Mixed
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0% Negative
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70
Jul 30, 2012
Burning Man takes its time getting us to feel for a troubled character but gets the hook in solidly once it decides to.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
63
Jul 30, 2012
Say what you will about Burning Man, but writer-director Jonathan Teplitsky can't be accused of spoon-feeding his audience.
By Chuck Bowen FULL REVIEW
60
Jul 30, 2012
The high-sheen Australian drama Burning Man leans heavily on a scrambled chronology, and likewise feels tonally mixed up, but it certainly does keep you guessing.
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60
Jul 30, 2012
Burning Man benefits from the highly watchable Mr. Goode and able players like Rachel Griffiths and Kerry Fox.
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40
Jul 30, 2012
Grief doesn't rate high among emotional states suited to high-octane presentation; hence the disconnect between excessive style and sober content in Burning Man, a feature-length montage posing as a serious drama about loss and anger.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
6.9
71% Positive
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14% Mixed
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Generally Favorable Based on 7 User Ratings
6.9
71% Positive
5 Ratings
14% Mixed
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14% Negative
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Production Company Archer Street Productions, Latitude Media, Meercat Films, Screen Australia, Screen NSW
Release Date Aug 3, 2012
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating Not Rated
Genres
Tagline Don't Go So Far Out That You Can't Find Your Way Back
Website https://www.facebook.com/BurningManFilmAU
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Awards

Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards
• 2 Wins & 10 Nominations
Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) Awards
• 10 Nominations
Australian Film Critics Association Awards
• 1 Win & 6 Nominations

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