The Burning Plain (2008) Cast & Crew

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Directed by Guillermo Arriaga.

Cast

• Charlize Theron as Sylvia / Mariana
• Kim Basinger as Gina
• Jennifer Lawrence as Young Mariana
• Joaquim de Almeida as Nick Martinez
• John Corbett as John
• Robin Tunney as Laura
• Fernanda Romero as Sophie
• Brett Cullen as Robert
• Danny Pino as Santiago Martinez
• José María Yázpik as Carlos Alarid
• J. D. Pardo as Young Santiago
• Rachel Ticotin as Ana
• Tessa Ía as Maria Martinez
• Diego J. Torres as Cristobal
• Gray Eubank as Lawrence
• Kacie Thomas as Vivi
• José Gallardo Jr. as Xavier
• Rosalia de Aragon as Aunt Rebecca
• Debrianna Mansini as Paula
• Anthony Escobar as Priest
• TJ Plunkett as Pat
• Taylor Warden as Bobby
• Stacy Marie Warden as Monnie
• Miraida Rios as (voice actor)

Crew

• Guillermo Arriaga — Screenplay
• Guillermo Arriaga — Director
• Laurie MacDonald — Producer
• Walter F. Parkes — Producer
• Robert Elswit — Director of Photography
• Omar Rodríguez-López — Original Music Composer
• Hans Zimmer — Original Music Composer

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