90
Washington Post by Stephen Hunter
I don't think "Queimada" is as great a movie as "Battle of Algiers," but it retains its vitality, its outrage, its savagery and its spirit.
Burn! (Queimada)
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- Italy,
- France
- 1969
- · 129m
Director
Gillo Pontecorvo
Cast
Marlon Brando,
Evaristo Márquez,
Renato Salvatori,
Dana Ghia,
Valeria Ferran Wanani,
Giampiero Albertini
Genre
Drama,
War
In the Nineteenth Century, British mercenary William Walker instigates a slave revolt on the Caribbean island of Queimada to serve the interests of the empire and its sugar trade. 10 years later, Walker returns to the island, this time to quell the continued unrest he is responsible for that has become too big of a threat to the British empire.
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90
The New York Times by Stephen Holden
For all the alarming statistics cited in the film, Burn is not a depressing movie. The firefighters interviewed are remarkably resilient men who talk enthusiastically about the adrenaline rush of their work. And the film makes you thankful for members of this macho breed, who relish risking their lives to save others.
88
Slant Magazine by Glenn Heath Jr.
The endless scenes of burning buildings and macho posturing merely provide an action-driven context for the filmmakers to deal with more personal topics like loneliness and resiliency.
80
Los Angeles Times by Gary Goldstein
Vividly captures a year in the life of eastside Detroit's Engine Company 50.
70
Washington Post by Desson Thomson
Pontecorvo's pointed 1969 drama of the politics of war feels surprisingly timely.
70
Chicago Reader by Dave Kehr
An unusually successful attempt to mate good drama with political analysis.
70
Village Voice by Kristina Bravo
In this lively and affecting documentary, filmmakers Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez show that Detroit is burning. Literally.
60
Village Voice
A flawed, but intriguing work, it offers, here and there, proof of Pontecorvo's gift for ecstatic epic filmmaking.
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