"The Burning Plain" just premiered at the 65th edition of the Venice Film Festival, and first reviews suggest the film's not that bad at all. The film is directed by Guillermo Arriaga and stars Charlize Theron, Kim Basinger, Jennifer Lawrence and Joaquim de Almeida.

From Yahoo! Movies: Connected storylines about love, forgiveness and redemption that take place in different places and times--Mariana, a 16 year old girl tries to put together the shattered lives of her parents in a Mexican border town; Sylvia, a woman in Portland, undertakes an emotional odyssey to redeem a sin from her past; Gina and Nick, a couple who must deal with a clandestine love; and Maria, a young girl who helps her parents find forgiveness.

Guillermo Arriaga's "The Burning Plain" reviewed at Times Online, The Hollywood Reporter and The Guardian.