Burning Sands (2017)

BAMF's March 2017 Cinejourney (40 movies items)

" Familiar Actors: Imani Hakim Steve Harris Chiké Okonkwo Trevante Rhodes Rotimi Serayah and Alfre Woodard True Rating: 9.4/10 My Review: Reviewing Sands"

“I watched the trailer for this a bit before it finally popping up on Netflix. It looked like an intensely interesting film and well made. This is the only film from Gerard McMurray and Christine Berg so far. So let's see what they have to offer.

Wow that is not at all what I was expecting from this. That really was an intense story. The whole idea of it really keeps you hooked. I wasn't even sure which way things would go in the situations they were in. When everything was said and done I was left speechless. The acting is excellent even from the unknowns. I also spotted the guy who played the oldest version of the main character from Moonlight. His role is very limited though which I was disappointed with. For a movie about fraternities they did this one right and different.
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Sundance Film Festival 2017 (120 movies items)

"Director - Gerard McMurray Screenwriters - Christine Berg, Gerard McMurray About - Deep into a fraternity’s Hell Week, a favored pledge is torn between honoring a code of silence or standing up against the intensifying violence of underground hazing. Cast - Trevor Jackson, Alfre Woodard, Steve Harris, Tosin Cole, DeRon Horton, Trevante Rhodes"