Gael Garcia Bernal is probably the last actor we'd think of for a Machete-style revenge thriller, but that's exactly what we're going to get in The Burning. Well, it has him wielding a giant machete, anyway. Directed by Pablo Fendrik, the Argentinian thriller has Bernal as a mysterious figure who emerges from the rainforest to slice 'n dice the mercenaries who kidnapped a woman (Alice Braga) after murdering her father.
Part old-school Western, part environmental thriller, the film uses the natural beauty of the rainforest to mask its inherent danger, while Bernal looks like an untamed force. We've never seen him in a role like this before, and for that reason alone The Burning could be very interesting. The film debuted at Cannes last year and will finally see theatrical release on June 9th.
