Charlize Theron at "The Burning Plain" premiere during the 65th Venice Film Festival, Venice

Actress Charlize Theron attends The Burning Plain premiere held at the Sala Grande during the 65th Venice Film Festival on August 29, 2008 in Venice, Italy.The Burning Plain," written and directed by the "21 Grams" and "Babel" screenwriter, stars Charlize Theron as a troubled Oregon restaurant manager who is forced to confront her past when a mysterious visitor arrives from Mexico. Kim Basinger appears in flashbacks as Sylvia's mother, Gina, at a pivotal moment in her young life.
The film, which debuts at the Venice Film Festival on Friday, is one of 21 movies competing for the Golden Lion, which will be awarded Sept. 6. Directed by Mexico-born Arriaga, it is one of five U.S. pictures in competition.The movie is told through four converging plot lines, and cuts back and forth through time to reveal Sylvia's story.
"This is the exploration of the mystery of a woman called Sylvia who has an emotional journey that takes her to the extremes. It explores what makes her so damaged," Arriaga said.
No stranger to flawed characters, Theron said she loved the role of Sylvia.

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