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Burn

Play trailer Poster for Burn 2012,  1h 26m,  Documentary Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 100% 17 Reviews Tomatometer 91% 1,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
100% Tomatometer 17 Reviews 91% Popcornmeter 1,000+ Ratings
Detroit firefighters save property and lives in a city that many have been written off as dead.

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Jason Anderson Toronto Star May 2, 2013
An action-packed look at the men who do their best to keep Detroit from going up in flames. Go to Full Review
J. R. Jones Chicago Reader Dec 14, 2012
These stories are moving, but what really distinguishes the film is the sense of an entire city giving in to self-immolation. Go to Full Review
Brian Tallerico HollywoodChicago.com Dec 7, 2012
4.5/5.0
Directors Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez structure Burn in a brilliant way, allowing viewers not just access to life behind the fire hose but to make personal connections with these men who act against the human instinct to run away from the flames. Go to Full Review
Kelly Jane Torrance Washington Examiner Dec 19, 2018
3/4
Burn lets us inside a world we wouldn't otherwise see -- it's far too dangerous for most of us. But these admirable men wouldn't have it any other way. Go to Full Review
Simon Foster sbs.com.au Jul 5, 2013
Burn does some eulogising for a great nation that may never achieve that greatness again, but it also celebrates the spirit of community that built it up. Go to Full Review
Chris Knight National Post May 9, 2013
3/4
Burn, from directors Tom Putnam and Brenna Sanchez, is a straight-up documentary about a year in the life of the Detroit Fire Department. And what a year. Go to Full Review
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Tom Putnam

Director

Brenna Sanchez

Director

Dave Miller

Actor

Tom Putnam

Producer

Brenna Sanchez

Producer

Denis Leary

Executive Producer

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Movie Info

Synopsis Detroit firefighters save property and lives in a city that many have been written off as dead.
Director
Tom Putnam, Brenna Sanchez
Producer
Tom Putnam, Brenna Sanchez
Production Co
TBVE
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 19, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$104.6K
Runtime
1h 26m
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