“Vengeance takes no prisoners.”
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.
Russell Crowe
Colin
Youki Kudoh
Midori
Kenji Isomura
Yukio
Ray Barrett
Cam
Robert Mammone
Mahood
Petru Gheorghiu
Boorjan
Anthony Phelan
Bishop
Matthew Dyktynski
Moffat
Colin Hay
Jonah
Susan Prior
Sharon
Heaven's Burning is a drama, action, thriller, crime film released in 1997 exploring themes of kidnapping, hostage, bank, love, on the run, torture. Directed by Craig Lahiff, it stars Russell Crowe, Youki Kudoh, Kenji Isomura. 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.
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