The Burning Season

John Frankenheimer

19942h 3mEnglish

Accolades

3Golden Globe

Wins

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Synopsis

Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder

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Details

Genres

DramaTV Movie

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Awards & Recognition

Awards Dominance

3

Wins

4

Nominations

Won

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television · Raul Julia
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television · Edward James Olmos
Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

Full award breakdown

1995

Golden Globes

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television

Raul Julia

1995

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Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Edward James Olmos

1995

◆ Won

Best Television Limited Series, Anthology Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television

The Burning Season

1995

Nom

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television

Sônia Braga

1995

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Cast

Raúl Juliá

Raúl Juliá

Chico Mendes

Carmen Argenziano

Carmen Argenziano

Alfredo Sezero

Sonia Braga

Sonia Braga

Regina de Carvalho

Kamala Lopez

Kamala Lopez

Ilzamar

Luis Guzmán

Luis Guzmán

Estate Boss

Nigel Havers

Nigel Havers

Steven Kaye

Tomas Milian

Tomas Milian

Darli Alves

Esai Morales

Esai Morales

Jair

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