🎬 Documentary

The Burning Season

"Can carbon-trading save the Indonesian rainforests?"

⭐ 6.8/10 2008 1h 29m Dir. Cathy Henkel

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Dorjee Sun, a young Australian Entrepreneur, believes there's money to be made from protecting rainforests in Indonesia, saving the orangutan from extinction and making a real impact on climate change. Armed with a laptop and a backpack, he sets out across the globe to find investors in his carbon trading scheme. It is a battle against time. Achmadi, the palm oil farmer is ready to set fire to his land to plant more palm oil, and Lone's orangutan centre has reached crisis point with over 600 orangutans rescued from the fires. The Burning Season is an eco-thriller about a young man not afraid to confront the biggest challenge of our time.

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6.8/10 4 votes

Quick facts

Year
2008
Runtime
1h 29m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 6.8/10
Votes
4
Genre
Documentary
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Documentary 🎬 Cathy Henkel 👤 Juliet Stevenson 👤 Hugh Jackman 👤 Lone Drøscher Nielsen
indonesia orangutan rainforest woman director

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The Burning Season has a runtime of 1h 29m (1 hour and 29 minutes).
The Burning Season was directed by Cathy Henkel and released in 2008.
The Burning Season is a Documentary film (2008).
The cast of The Burning Season includes Juliet Stevenson, Hugh Jackman, Lone Drøscher Nielsen.
The Burning Season has a TMDB rating of 6.8/10 based on 4 votes.

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