The Burning Season
2008, English. Directed by Cathy Henkel.
Can carbon-trading save the Indonesian rainforests?
Dorjee Sun, a young Australian Entrepreneur, believes there's money to be made from protecting rainforests in Indonesia, saving the orangutan from extinction and making a real impact on climate change. Armed with a laptop and a backpack, he sets out across the globe to find investors in his carbon trading scheme. It is a battle against time. Achmadi, the palm oil farmer is ready to set fire to his land to plant more palm oil, and Lone's orangutan centre has reached crisis point with over 600 orangutans rescued from the fires. The Burning Season is an eco-thriller about a young man not afraid to confront the biggest challenge of our time.
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- 1h 29m
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- English
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The Burning Season runs 89 minutes (1h 29m).
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The Burning Season isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 August 2008. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Burning Season?
If you liked The Burning Season, try Born to Be Wild, To Kill a Tiger, Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story.
Who directed The Burning Season?
The Burning Season (2008) was directed by Cathy Henkel and stars Juliet Stevenson, Hugh Jackman, Lone Drøscher Nielsen.