Burn
One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit
One Year on the Front Lines of the Battle to Save Detroit
Documentary
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2012
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A character-driven, action-packed documentary about Detroit, told through the eyes of the Detroit firefighters, the men and women charged with the thankless task of saving a city that many have written off as dead.
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Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
86 min
Release date:
1 Nov 2012
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$225,000
Revenue:
$111,300
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
An action-packed look at the men who do their best to keep Detroit from going up in flames.
– Jason Anderson,
Toronto Star,
2 May 2013
fresh:
These stories are moving, but what really distinguishes the film is the sense of an entire city giving in to self-immolation.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
14 Dec 2012
fresh:
An emotional character study of a group of heroic, yet very human, individuals.
– Stephanie Merry,
Washington Post,
7 Dec 2012
fresh:
The film makes you thankful for members of this macho breed, who relish risking their lives to save others.
– Stephen Holden,
New York Times,
8 Nov 2012
fresh:
Burn captures the danger (and, yes, excitement) of putting out blazes, as well as the futility of dousing flames in a city rife with arson-and the struggles to maintain adequate funding in a wrecked economy that hits the public sector hardest.
– Andrew Schenker,
Village Voice,
7 Nov 2012