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The Burning (1968)

Directed by Stephen Frears

Overview

The Burning is Stephen Frears’ first film, a chilling exploration of racial tensions in Apartheid-era South Africa. On a sweltering summer’ day, a wealthy white matriarch insists on taking her household on a planned trip to the country, in spite of their urgent warnings that an uprising is underway.

Length 32 minutes

Actors

Gwen Ffrangcon Davies | Isobel Muller | Maxine Day | Cosmo Pieterse | Mark Baillie | Walter Glennie