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Born in Flames

Play trailer Poster for Born in Flames 1983,  1h 40m,  Fantasy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 89% 35 Reviews Tomatometer 58% 250+ Ratings Popcornmeter
89% Tomatometer 35 Reviews 58% Popcornmeter 250+ Ratings
In a future where a socialist government gains power, a group of women decides to organize and rebel.

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Peter Bradshaw Guardian May 11, 2021
4/5
The anarchic spirit of agitprop pulses from this scrappy, smart, subversive film. Go to Full Review
Joshua Land Village Voice Mar 19, 2021
It's a heady time capsule and a corrective to the formal timidity of recent political cinema, even if the film's radical vision seems to uncomfortably presage the subsequent fragmentation of the left. Go to Full Review
Yasmina Price New York Magazine/Vulture Mar 19, 2021
With Borden's work is thoughtful agitprop born of an unfortunately enduring urgency, an electrifying sonic and visual collage that reminds us that continuously fanning the flames of revolution is what keeps them alive. Go to Full Review
Daniel Barnes Dare Daniel Sep 1, 2026
3.5/5
Rough, urgent and fiercely creative, Born in Flames remains a fascinating film, even if its unrelenting didacticism sometimes blunts its considerable power. Go to Full Review
Michael J. Casey Michael J. Cinema Oct 3, 2025
5/5
Borden’s film persists 40 years on. And not simply because viewers agree with the message, but because the kinetics with which Borden presents it are electrifying. Go to Full Review
Rudie Obias Battleship Pretension Sep 25, 2025
The film is experimental and wild with a clear voice of anger and dissent. Go to Full Review
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Lizzie Borden

Director

Honey

Honey

Adele Bertei

Isabel

Jean Satterfield

Adelaide Norris

Florynce Kennedy

Zella

Kathryn Bigelow

Newspaper Editor

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Born in Flames

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Movie Info

Synopsis In a future where a socialist government gains power, a group of women decides to organize and rebel.
Director
Lizzie Borden
Producer
Lizzie Borden
Screenwriter
Ed Bowes
Distributor
First Run
Production Co
The Jerome Foundation
Genre
Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Feb 20, 1983, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 21, 2018
Runtime
1h 40m
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