The Burning Plain is a 2008 American drama film directed and written by Guillermo Arriaga. It stars Charlize Theron, Jennifer Lawrence, Kim Basinger, and Joaquim de Almeida. The film's narrative unfolds in a non-linear fashion, revealing events out of sequence. It revolves around the discovery of the bodies of two adulterous lovers in a burning trailer, and explores the intricate connections between two families before and after the tragic incident.