Burn Country

Streaming video - 2015

As a former “fixer” for journalists in Afghanistan, Osman (Dominic Rains, "Best Actor" at the Tribeca Film Festival) finds asylum in a small California town. Promised a job as a crime reporter for the local paper, and a home with his best friend’s mother, the town sheriff (Melissa Leo), Osman is ready to settle in. But, when the job falls through, Osman finds himself restless and looking for action.. His attempts to get to know the area lead him to develop friendships with an elusive local actress, Sandra (Rachel Brosnahan), and a charming local troublemaker named Lindsay (James Franco). But, when a dead body turns up and Lindsay goes missing, Osman must face the possible evil lurking just beneath the surface and the depths ...of his new home’s darkness.. Dominic Rains won Best Actor in a U.S. Narrative Feature at the Tribeca Film Festival for his work in this film.. "Dominic Rains is quietly captivating in “Burn Country,” an amorphous study in table-turning...This isn’t a cookie-cutter whodunit, though...the film has a transfixing quality." - New York Times. "There’s plenty of intelligence and atmosphere in play here — Adam Newport-Berra’s fluid, textured cinematography is a standout, and the performances, especially Rains’ charismatic portrait of someone scarred yet innocent, are engaging." -Los Angeles Times more