Burn Burn Burn

Burn Burn Burn
Directed by Chanya Button
Produced by
  • Chanya Button
  • Daniel-Konrad Cooper
  • Tim Phillips
Written by Charlie Covell
Starring
Music by Marc Canham
Candy Says
Production
company
Rather Good Films
Distributed by Urban Distribution (France; theatrical)
Vendetta Films (Australia; DVD)
Release date
 15 October 2015 (London Film Festival)
Running time
 106 minutes
Country United Kingdom
Language English

Burn Burn Burn is a 2015 British black comedy film, the directorial debut of Chanya Button.[1] The film is a coming-of-age tale, written by Charlie Covell and inspired by the Jack Kerouac novel On the Road published in 1957. The fictional plot follows the story of two girls, Seph (Laura Carmichael) and Alex (Chloe Pirrie), taking a road trip to follow the instructions of their close friend Dan, who has died and given them instructions where to scatter his ashes. The ashes (stored in tupperware in the glove compartment) keep diminishing in quantity as the trip progresses. The film had its World premiere at the BFI London Film Festival 2015.[2][3]

Reception

Writing in The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw described the film as "a sort of millennials mashup of Laughter in Paradise and Last Orders."[4] Bradshaw notes that, "It's not the most original premise, but it's very nicely acted by Carmichael and Perrie (who was the lead in Scott Graham’s 2012 movie Shell). There are some great cameos from Julian Rhind-Tutt and Alison Steadman, and some startling moments, such as the surreal scene in which Alex has to play the crucified Christ in an am-dram production of the Passion, and makes a personal confession from the cross".[5]

The Guardian critic, Wendy Ide added, "The approach is a blend of comedy of discomfort – a brilliant cameo by Julian Rhind-Tutt is mortifyingly funny – and sober reflection on lives that have reached a turning point. It's not wholly original, but Burn Burn Burn is nicely acted and emotionally authentic. Button shows real promise as a director".[6]

Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an audience score average rating of 3.7/5 based on 64 reviews.[7]

Cast

Production

Producers: Daniel-Konrad Cooper, Tim Phillips, Chanya Button[8]

Production Company: A Young Button Productions and Rather Good Films production (London, UK)[9]

Distribution: UDI Urban Distribution International (France)[10]

World Premiere: BFI London Film Festival 2015 - World premiere[11]

The film is rated R13 in New Zealand for offensive language and sexual references.

References

  1. ↑ Burn Burn Burn on IMDb
  2. ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/laura-carmichael-downton-abbey-burn-burn-burn_uk_58133120e4b0ccfc956285f1
  3. ↑ http://film.britishcouncil.org/burn-burn-burn
  4. ↑ Bradshaw, Peter (27 October 2016). "Burn Burn Burn review – confident road-trip comedy about millennials". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077 – via The Guardian.
  5. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/27/burn-burn-burn-review-confident-road-trip-comedy-about-millennials
  6. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/oct/30/burn-burn-burn-observer-review
  7. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/burn_burn_burn/
  8. ↑ http://film.britishcouncil.org/burn-burn-burn
  9. ↑ http://film.britishcouncil.org/burn-burn-burn
  10. ↑ http://film.britishcouncil.org/burn-burn-burn
  11. ↑ http://film.britishcouncil.org/burn-burn-burn


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