Chico Mendes was a Brazilian rubber tapper, unionist and environmental activist who was murdered in 1988 by ranchers opposed to his activism. The movie opens in 1951 with a young Mendes witnessing his father's interaction with corrupt ranchers who are exploiting peasants for their work. The bulk of the film then takes place between 1983 and 1988, showing Mendes' activism to preserve the Amazon rainforest, to his murder in a drive-by shooting by a disgruntled rancher waiting in the shadows.
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The Burning Season: The Murder of Chico Mendes and the Fight for the Amazon Rain Forest (1990 Mendes biography by Andrew Revkin)
October 24, 2023
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This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Burning Season is a 1994 American made for television biographical drama film directed by John Frankenheimer The film chronicles environmental activist Chico Mendes fight to protect the Amazon rainforest This was Raul Julia s last film released during his lifetime premiering on HBO on September 16 1994 five weeks before his death The film was based in part on the 1990 book of the same name by journalist Andrew Revkin The Burning SeasonGenreBiographyDramaBased onThe Burning Seasonby Andrew RevkinScreenplay byWilliam MastrosimoneMichael TolkinRon HutchinsonStory byWilliam MastrosimoneDirected byJohn FrankenheimerStarringRaul JuliaCarmen ArgenzianoSonia BragaKamala Lopez DawsonLuis GuzmanEdward James OlmosMusic byGary ChangCountry of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishProductionExecutive producerDavid PuttnamProducersJohn FrankenheimerThomas M HammelGrazia RadeGrazka TaylorDiane Batson Smith co producer Production locationMexicoCinematographyJohn R LeonettiEditorsFrancoise Bonnot sup Paul RubellRunning time123 minutesProduction companyHBO PicturesReleaseOriginal networkHBOOriginal releaseSeptember 16 1994 1994 09 16 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Awards and nominations 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksPlot EditChico Mendes was a Brazilian rubber tapper unionist and environmental activist who was murdered in 1988 by ranchers opposed to his activism The movie opens in 1951 with a young Mendes witnessing his father s interaction with corrupt ranchers who are exploiting peasants for their work The bulk of the film then takes place between 1983 and 1988 showing Mendes activism to preserve the Amazon rainforest to his murder in a drive by shooting by a disgruntled rancher waiting in the shadows Cast EditRaul Julia as Francisco Chico Mendes Carmen Argenziano as Alfredo Sezero Sonia Braga as Regina de Carvalho Kamala Lopez as Ilzamar Luis Guzman as Estate Boss Nigel Havers as Steven Kaye Tomas Milian as Darli Alves Esai Morales as Jair Edward James Olmos as Wilson Pinheiro Roger Cudney as ReporterAwards and nominations EditYear Award Category Nominee s Result Ref 1995 American Cinema Editors Awards Best Edited Motion Picture for Non Commercial Television Francoise Bonnot and Paul Rubell Won 1 Artios Awards Best Casting for TV Movie of the Week Junie Lowry Johnson Nominated 2 CableACE Awards Movie or Miniseries David Puttnam John Frankenheimer Thomas M Hammel Diane Batson Smith and Ron Hutchinson Nominated 3 Actor in a Movie or Miniseries Raul Julia Won a Directing a Movie or Miniseries John Frankenheimer WonEditing a Dramatic Special or Series Theatrical Special Movie or Miniseries Francoise Bonnot NominatedEnvironmental Media Awards Made for Television Movie Won 4 Golden Globe Awards Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Won 5 Best Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Raul Julia Won a Best Supporting Actor in a Series Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Edward James Olmos WonBest Supporting Actress in a Series Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television Sonia Braga NominatedHumanitas Prize PBS Cable Television William Mastrosimone Michael Tolkin and Ron Hutchinson Won 6 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Made for Television Movie David Puttnam John Frankenheimer Thomas M Hammel and Diane Batson Smith Nominated 7 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Raul Julia Won a Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special Edward James Olmos NominatedOutstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Special Sonia Braga NominatedOutstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special John Frankenheimer WonOutstanding Writing for a Miniseries or a Special William Mastrosimone Michael Tolkin and Ron Hutchinson NominatedScreen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries Raul Julia Won a 8 Notes Edit a b c d Posthumous award References Edit Nominees Winners IMDb Retrieved April 3 2019 1995 Artios Awards Casting Society of America October 11 1995 Retrieved October 17 2023 Margulies Lee September 20 1995 HBO Leads the Pack With 89 CableACE Nominations Television Nods for Larry Sanders Dream On push network ahead of Showtime which garners 36 Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 6 2015 EMA Awards Past Recipients amp Honorees Environmental Media Awards Retrieved October 17 2023 The Burning Season Golden Globe Awards Retrieved October 17 2023 Past Winners amp Nominees Humanitas Prize Retrieved October 17 2023 The Burning Season Academy of Television Arts amp Sciences Retrieved October 17 2023 The Inaugural Screen Actors Guild Awards Screen Actors Guild Awards Retrieved March 10 2023 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