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Burn Your Maps

Burn Your Maps

Sometimes you have to get lost to find your way home.

20167.11h 42m

Overview

A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential epiphany - He believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder.

Directed by Jordan Roberts
Written by Jordan Roberts, Robyn Joy Leff
Produced by Patrick Aiello, Mark Canton, Julie Kirkham
Box OfficeBudget: $8.0M0

Top Cast

Vera Farmiga

Vera Farmiga

Alise Firth

Jacob Tremblay

Jacob Tremblay

Wes Firth

Suraj Sharma

Suraj Sharma

Ismail

Ramón Rodríguez

Ramón Rodríguez

Batbayar

Virginia Madsen

Virginia Madsen

Victoria

Marton Csokas

Marton Csokas

Connor Firth

Jason Scott Lee

Jason Scott Lee

Shaman Helper

Glynis Davies

Glynis Davies

Lillian

Valerie Planche

Valerie Planche

Maureen

Sasha Barry

Sasha Barry

Susan

Themes & Keywords

wonderadoringawestruckearnest

About Burn Your Maps

Burn Your Maps is a adventure, comedy, drama, family film released in 2016 exploring themes of wonder, adoring, awestruck, earnest. Directed by Jordan Roberts, it stars Vera Farmiga, Jacob Tremblay, Suraj Sharma. A family in emotional turmoil is taken by surprise in this quirky adventure where an eccentric 8-year-old American boy, Wes, has an existential epiphany - He believes that he is in fact a Mongolian goat herder.

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