Burn Your Maps
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| Directed by | Jordan Roberts |
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| Written by | Jordan Roberts |
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Burn Your Maps by Robyn Joy Leff |
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| Music by | Jonathan Goldsmith |
| Cinematography | John Bailey |
| Edited by | Susan Shipton |
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| Distributed by | Freestyle Releasing |
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102 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $8 million |
Burn Your Maps is a 2016 American adventure comedy-drama film, written and directed by Jordan Roberts, based on the short story of the same name by Robyn Joy Leff. The film stars Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Suraj Sharma, Ramón Rodríguez, Virginia Madsen, and Marton Csokas.
The film had its world premiere at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival on September 9, 2016, and is scheduled for limited release on March 17, 2017, before expanding nationwide on March 24, 2017, by Freestyle Releasing.
After a family tragedy, 8-year-old American boy Wes (Jacob Tremblay) tells his parents (Vera Farmiga and Marton Csokas) that he is a Mongolian goat-herder who was born in the wrong place. Joined by an ambitious young filmmaker named Ismail (Suraj Sharma), Wes leads his family to Mongolia for a soul-searching journey.
On June 18, 2015, it was reported that the late film producer Julie Kirkham was to produce a feature film titled Burn Your Maps, written and directed by Jordan Roberts. The film was green-lit by producer Mark Canton a few days prior to Kirkham's death.Burn Your Maps is a feature film adaptation of author Robyn Joy Leff's short story of the same name. Canton and Courtney Solomon serve as producers under their Cinelou Films banner, with Patrick Aiello producing through his Patrick Aiello Productions.Jonathan Goldsmith composed the film's musical score.
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