Synopsis
In near-future New York, ten years after the “social-democratic war of liberation,” diverse groups of women organize a feminist uprising as equality remains unfulfilled.
Key facts
Cast
Honey, Adele Bertei, Jean Satterfield, Florynce Kennedy, Pat Murphy, Kathryn Bigelow, Becky Johnston, Hillary Hurst
Original language
English
First release
April 1, 1983 (Germany)
Distributors
CINÉMA LIBRE
Crew
Screenplay
Lizzie Borden
Producer
Lizzie Borden
Cinematography
Al Santana, Ed Bowes
Editing
Lizzie Borden
Trailer
Stills
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Festival History
- BUT Film Festival 2024 - Science fiction
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020 generic
- Final Girls Berlin Film Festival 2019 generic
- BFI London Film Festival 2016 generic
- Melbourne International Film Festival 2016 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 1983 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 1983 generic
Titles
| Original title | Born in Flames | English |
| Alternate title | Nées dans les flammes |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Germany | April 1, 1983 |
| Theatrical | Australia | November 3, 1983 |
| Theatrical | United States | November 9, 1983 |
Versions & editions
| Original version (English) |
Full credits
| Director | Lizzie Borden |
| Cast | Honey (Honey), Adele Bertei (Isabel), Jean Satterfield (Adelaide Norris), Florynce Kennedy (Zella Wylie), Pat Murphy (Newspaper editor), Kathryn Bigelow (Newspaper editor), Becky Johnston (Newspaper editor), Hillary Hurst (Leader of Women's Army), Sheila McLaughlin (Other leader), Marty Pottenger (Other leader / Woman at site), Lynne Jones (Other leader), Ron Vawter (FBI Agent), John Coplans (Chief), John Rudolph (TV Newscaster), Warner Schreiner (TV Newscaster), Valerie Smaldone (TV Newscaster), John McLearen (TV Spot Revolution), Pat Place (Woman from Regazza), Julia Hanlon (Woman from Regazza), Maria David (Woman from Phoenix), Towana Starks (Woman from Phoenix), Cat Hightower (Woman from Phoenix), Veronica Campbell (Woman at daycare meeting), Mayumi Sakaguchi (Woman at induction), Ryan (Girl in Subway), Chris Brewer (Girl in Subway), Bill Tatum (Mayor Zubrinsky), Jorge Ramos (Rapist), Julio Pena (Rapist), Merián Soto (Rape victim), Mark Boone Junior (Man on subway), Dana Johnson (Woman reading), Jerry Nixon (Adelaide's boss), Gary Valdes (Co-worker), Dirk Zimmer (Co-worker), Jacques Sandulescu (Foreman at second site), Gary Hill (Man in truck), Sis McQuade (Woman at site), Susan Sawyer (Woman at site), Sherry Rosso (Woman at site), Donna Allegra Simms (Woman at site), Valerie Jones (Woman at site), Ramona Galindez (Woman at site), Katy Taylor (Woman at site), Marion Benjamin (Woman at site), Joan Ellis (Woman at site), Carolyn Fitzgerald (Woman at site), Belle Chevigny (Belle Gayle), Paul Zonghetti (Agent #2), Alexa Evans (Woman arguing with Honey), Malick N'Diaye (African man), Dolly Udemzue (African woman), Barbara Scott (Woman with machine gun), Hanita (Voice of woman in desert), Diane Jacobs (Woman at secretary strike), Felice Rosser (Woman at secretary strike), Hal Miller (Cop at precinct), Peggy Lee Brennan (Lawyer with Zella), Michael Sullivan (FBI Chief #2), Nancy Reilly (Woman in jail / Woman breaking into CBS), Rosemary Hochschild (Woman in jail), Vanessa Zannis (Woman in jail), Sheila Carr (Woman in jail / Woman breaking into CBS), Ed Bowes (Socialist editor), Allan Ryan (Handgun demo), Kathy Gunst (Woman breaking into CBS), Amy Chen (Woman breaking into CBS), Patrick Brogan (Washington Correspondent), Edmead Smith (Security guard), Daniel Edelman (CBS technician), Mike Bencivenga (CBS technician), Eric Bogosian (CBS technician), Gregory Samuels (CBS technician), Walter Scheuer (President), Paul Chevigny (District Attorney), Joel Kovel (Psychoanalyst), Bill Sturgis (Agent #3), Tom Whittaker (Voice-over news) |
| Screenplay | Lizzie Borden |
| Story | Ed Bowes |
| Producer | Lizzie Borden |
| Cinematography | Al Santana, Ed Bowes |
| Editing | Lizzie Borden |
| Visual effects | Hisa Tayo |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
