Cat. No. DVDM 1583: HEAVEN'S BURNING ~ RUSSELL CROWE / YOUKI KUDOH / ROBERT MAMMONE. UMBRELLA DAVID3924.

COLOUR                 RUNNING TIME: 99 MINS.

REVIEW: Midori (Youki Kudoh), a reluctant Japanese bride, fakes her own kidnapping whilst honeymooning in Sydney but a failed rendezvous with her former lover sends her plans for a blissful future awry.

Alone and bewildered in a strange country, she finds herself taken hostage in a bank robbery masterminded by Afghani thug, Mahood (Robert Mammone). An unwelcome witness, Midori faces death only to be saved by Colin (Russell Crowe), the getaway driver, whose predilection for crime does not extend to senseless murder. Unfortunately, whilst rescuing Midiori, Colin kills Mahood’s younger brother, Gullbuddin (Salvatore Coco), incurring the wrath of Mahood and his sinister father, Boorjan (Petru Gheorghiu). Pursued by this vengeful duo, as well as Midiori’s grief-crazed husband, Yukio (Kneji Isomura), the pair flee across the country in their quest for freedom and fall passionately in love along the way.

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