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57% Critic Match
Heaven's Burning
“Vengeance takes no prisoners.”
5.7 / 10• 1997• 1h 36m•R• English
DramaActionThrillerCrime
Storyline
In Sydney, the newly married Midori is honeymooning with her husband, Yukio. She does not love him and fakes her own kidnapping to escape the marriage. Her lover is supposed to meet her, but fails to appear. She goes to a bank to get some cash, only to become a hostage in an unfolding robbery, until the getaway driver, Colin, saves her from his fellow robbers. They hit the road together, with the cops, her husband and the robbers in pursuit.
Cast & Crew
Russell Crowe
Colin
Lead
Youki Kudoh
Midori
KI
Kenji Isomura
Yukio
Ray Barrett
Cam
Robert Mammone
Mahood
PG
Petru Gheorghiu
Boorjan
Anthony Phelan
Bishop
Matthew Dyktynski
Moffat
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Craig Lahiff's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Heaven's Burning is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
